Draft of Speech for President Harry S. Truman on Universal Military Training

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10-23-45 S. - 2 - is AND We are strong because of many things: our natural resources which we have so diligently developed; our great farms and mines, our factories, shipyards and industries which we have so energetically created and operated. But above all else, we are strong because of the courage and vigor and skill of a liberty loving people who are determined that this nation shall remain forever free. With that strength comes grave responsibility. With it must also come a continuing sense of leadership in the world for justice and peace. efforts For years to come the success of our plans for a just and lasting peace will depend upon the strength of those who are determined to maintain the peace.