Enduring peace in the world has not a chance unless this Nation is willing to cooperate in winning it and maintaining it.

The recognition in 1933 of Soviet Russia... is something that I am proud of.

The kind of world order which we the peace-loving Nations must achieve... must depend essentially on friendly human relations.

We have to back our American words with American deeds.

We could have come to terms with Hitler, and we could have accepted a minor role in his totalitarian world.

The suffering, humiliation, and mental torture that you have endured since the barbarous, unprovoked, and treacherous attack upon the Philippines nearly three long years ago have aroused in the hearts of the American people a righteous…

Now, Therefore, by virtue of the authority so vested in me as President, the following regulations are hereby prescribed:

The country has followed with pride the magnificent sweep of your Fleet into enemy waters.

When the Japanese invaders have been driven out, the Philippines will take their place as a free and independent member of the family of Nations.

Nowhere has the desire to avenge their comrades been stronger than among the forces of the Southwest Pacific.

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 Board more effectively to carry out his…

Your fine cooperation with General MacArthur furnishes another example of teamwork and the effective and intelligent use of all weapons.

We have the will and the power to teach her the cost of treachery and deceit.

We promised to return; we have returned.

We are glad to be back in the Philippines but we do not intend to stop there.

We have learned our lesson about Japan.

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.