Excerpts from the Press Conference
03/29/1943
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I cannot wait until the last moment to take action to see that the supplies to our fighting men are not interrupted.
The Secretary of War is directed to manage and operate the carriers taken under this Order.
We reject the doctrine that the strong shall dominate the weak.
Today I express a certainty—though the cost may be high and the time may be long.