But even a nation well armed and well organized from a strictly military standpoint may, after a period of time, meet defeat if it is unnerved by self-distrust, endangered by class prejudice, by dissension between capital and labor, by false economy and by other unsolved social problems at home.
Here, Roosevelt discusses the internal social issues that can undermine a nation's military strength and unity.
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The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.
Improved standards of nutrition, increased levels of farm incomes, avoidance of agricultural surpluses—these are among the important objectives that the Food and Agriculture Organization will assist the Nations of the world in achieving.
It will recommend agricultural policies and advise Nations on their food and agricultural problems, but it will have no power to coerce or command.
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