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Our Government Has Kept Us In A Perpetual State Of Fear - Kept Us In A Continuous Stampede Of Patriotic Fervor - With The Cry Of Grave National Emergency.

The Soldier, Above All Other People, Prays For Peace, For He Must Suffer And Bear The Deepest Wounds And Scars Of War.

I Have Returned. By The Grace Of Almighty God, Our Forces Stand Again On Philippine Soil.

I Stand On This Rostrum With A Sense Of Deep Humility And Great Pride - Humility In The Weight Of Those Great American Architects Of Our History Who Have Stood Here Before Me; Pride In The Reflection That This Home Of Legislative Debate Represents Human Liberty In The Purest Form Yet Devised.

In The Mighty And Almost Limitless Potential Of American Industry-the Brilliance And Rugged Determination Of Its Leaders; The Skill, Energy And Patriotism Of Its Workers-there Has Been Welded An Almost Impregnable Defense Against The Evil Designs Of Any Who Would Threaten The Security Of The American Continent. It Is Indeed The Most Forceful And Convincing Argument Yet Evolved To Restrain The Irresponsibility Of Those Who Would Recklessly Bring Down Upon The Good And Peace-loving Peoples Of All The Nations Of The Earth The Disaster Of Total War.