Excerpts from the Press Conference
08/22/1940
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That is the indestructible bond that is between us—between all of us Americans: interdependence of interests, privileges, opportunities, res...
There has never been a moment in our history when Americans were not ready to stand up as free men and fight for their rights.
They pray daily that America will save itself by helping greatly to defeat Hitlerism.
They cannot see that the Hitlers of the world are waging war by exploiting social unrest.