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Realizing the scope of our task and the imperative need
for success, we proceed with humility and determination.
By harmonious cooperation, the United Nations repelled
the onslaught of the greatest aggregation of military force that
was ever assembled in the long history of aggression. Every
nation now fighting for freedom is giving according to its ability
and opportunity.
We fully realize today that victory in war requires a
mighty united effort. Certainly, victory in peace calls for, and
must receive, an equal effort.
Man has learned long ago, that it is impossible to live
unto himself. This same basic principle applies today to nations.
We were not isolated during the war. We dare not become isolated
in peace.
All will concede that in order to have good neighbors,
we must also be good neighbors. That applies in every field of
RU
MAN
human endeavor.
"NATIONAL
ARCHIVES AND
DEPARTMENT
RECORDS
For lasting security, men of good-will must unite and
SERVICE"
organize. Moreover, if our friendly policies should ever be
considered by belligerent leaders, as merely evidence of weakness,
the organization we establish must be adequately prepared to meet
any challenge.
Differences between men, and between nations, will always
remain. In fact, if held within reasonable limits, such disagree-
ments are actually wholesome. All progress begins with differences
of opinion and moves onward as the differences are adjusted through
reason and mutual understanding.
In recent years, our enemies have clearly demonstrated
the disaster which follows when freedom of thought is no longer
tolerated. Honest minds cannot long be regimented without protest.
The essence of our problem here is to provide sensible
machinery for the settlement of disputes among nations. Without
this, peace cannot exist. We can no longer permit any nation, or
group of nations, to attempt to settle their arguments with bombs
and bayonets.
If we continue to abide by such decisions, we will be
forced to accept the fundamental philosophy of our enemies, namely,
that "Might Makes Right". To deny this premise, and we most cer-
tainly do, we are obliged to provide the necessary means to refute
it. Words are not enough.
We must, once and for all, reverse the order, and
prove by our acts conclusively, that Right Has Might.
If we do not want to die together in war, we must learn
to live together in peace.
With firm faith in our hearts, to sustain us along the
hard road to victory, we will find our way to a secure peace, for
the ultimate benefit of all humanity.
We must build a new world -- a far better world -- one
in which the eternal dignity of man is respected.
As we are about to undertake our heavy duties, we beseech
Almighty God to guide us in building a permanent monument to those
who gave their lives that this moment might come.
May He lead our steps in His own righteous path of peace.
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