Address at University of North Carolina
12/04/1938
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.
The coming victory of the United Nations means that they, and not their enemies, have power to establish the foundations...
It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.
Trade is fundamental to the prosperity of Nations, as it is of individuals.