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It means that no nation has the right to make the broad oceans of the world at great distances from the actual theatre of land war, unsafe for the commerce of others.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “It means that no nation has the right to make the broad oceans of the world at great distances from the actual theatre…”
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Roosevelt articulates the principle that no nation should make the oceans unsafe for international commerce.
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