State of the Union AddressesRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)
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State of the Union Addresses
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano)
Presidents -- United States -- Messages; United States -- Politics and government -- Sources
I myself want to tell you, the Members of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives, how happy I am in our relationships and friendships. I
have not yet had the pleasure of meeting some of the new Members in each
House, but I hope that opportunity will offer itself in the near future.
We have a great many problems ahead of us and we must approach them with
realism and courage.
This new year of 1945 can be the greatest year of achievement in human
history.
Nineteen forty-five can see the final ending of the Nazi-Fascist reign of
terror in Europe.
Nineteen forty-five can see the closing in of the forces of retribution
about the center of the malignant power of imperialistic Japan.
Most important of all--1945 can and must see the substantial beginning of
the organization of world peace. This organization must be the fulfillment
of the promise for which men have fought and died in this war. It must be
the justification of all the sacrifices that have been made--of all the
dreadful misery that this world has endured.
We Americans of today, together with our allies, are making history--and I
hope it will be better history than ever has been made before.
We pray that we may be worthy of the unlimited opportunities that God has
given us.
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