07/11/1940
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"We and our Philippine brothers in arms- with the help of Almighty God- will drive out the invader; we will destroy his power to wage war again, and we will restore a world of dignity and freedom."
"Until we were attacked at Pearl Harbor we had done our utmost to live as friendly self-respecting neighbors of the Japanese in the Pacific."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and as President of the United States, and in order to enable the Chairman of the War Production Bo..."
"The whole American Nation today exults at the news that the gallant men under your command have landed on Philippine soil."