I am certain that out of the hearts of every man, woman and child in this land, in every waking minute, a supplication goes up to Almighty God; that all of us beg that suffering and starving, that death and destruction may end--and that peace may return to the world.
Roosevelt conveys a heartfelt message about the universal longing for an end to suffering and war.
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We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.
I do know it will come, and I do know that tonight there are over seven and a half million Americans overseas or fighting afloat in this great war.
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