“ The peace-loving nations must make a concerted effort in opposition to those violations of treaties and those ignorings of human instincts which today are creating a state of international anarchy and instability from which there is no escape through mere isolation or neutrality. ”
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Quarantine Speech (5 October 1937 ). copy citation
| Author | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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| Source | Quarantine Speech |
| Topic | peace anarchy isolation |
| Date | 5 October 1937 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://sites.temple.edu/immerman/franklin-d-roosevelts-quarantine-speec... |
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“If those days are not to come to pass — if we are to have a world in which we can breathe freely and live in amity without fear — then the peace-loving nations must make a concerted effort to uphold laws and principles on which alone peace can rest secure. The peace-loving nations must make a concerted effort in opposition to those violations of treaties and those ignorings of human instincts which today are creating a state of international anarchy and instability from which there is no escape through mere isolation or neutrality. Those who cherish their freedom and recognize and respect the equal right of their neighbors to be free and live in peace, must work together for the triumph of law and moral principles in order that peace, justice, and confidence may prevail throughout the world.”
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