07/20/1942
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"I call upon the Governor of the Territory of Alaska to provide suitable and sufficient places of registration."
"The times and places for registration in Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico will be fixed in subsequent proclamations."
"I, for one, do not believe that mere force will be successful in sterilizing the seeds which had taken such firm root as a harbinger of better lives for mankind."
"I do not believe that the era of democracy in human affairs can or ever will be snuffed out in our lifetime."