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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1936, Volume 5

Book by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 5 quotes · Government, Men, War

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1936, Volume 5 Quotes

“We are not isolationists except in so far as we seek to isolate ourselves completely from war. Yet we must remember that so long as war exists on earth there will be some danger that even the Nation which most ardently desires peace may be drawn into war.”

“A point has been reached where the peoples of the Americas must take cognizance of growing ill-will, of marked trends toward aggression, of increasing armaments, of shortening tempers--a situation which has in it many of the elements that lead to the tragedy of general war.... Peace is threatened by those who seek selfish power.”