FDR: “But, by our failure, we have learned that we cannot maintain peace at…”

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But, by our failure, we have learned that we cannot maintain peace at this stage of human development by good intentions alone.

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Roosevelt acknowledges that good intentions alone are insufficient for maintaining peace.

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Apr 3, 1945

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

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FDR: “But, by our failure, we have learned that we cannot maintain peace at this stage of human development by good intentions…”