第33章 炉边谈话（第2页）

我坚信，此刻，美国人民正决心以前所未有的努力去提高各种防御物资的产量，用以对抗我们民主信念所面临的威胁。

作为合众国的总统，我号召全民行动起来。我以国家的名义号召你们，因为我们热爱她、尊敬她，并以能对她有所贡献而深感荣幸与骄傲。我以我们共同事业必胜的坚定信心来号召我们的人民。

Myfriend，

Thisisonwar。Itisatalkonnatioy；becausethenubofthewholepurposeofyourpresidentistokeepyounow，andyourlater，andyrandmuchlater，outofalast-ditchwarforthepreservationofAmeridependendallofthethingsthatAmeridepeoyouaoours。

Tonight，inthepresenceofaworldcrisis，mymindgoesbackeightyearstoanightiofadomesticcrisis。ItwasatimewhenthewheelsofAmeridustryweregrindingtoafullstop，whenthewholebankingsystemofourtryhadceasedtofun。

IwellrememberedthatwhileIsatinmystudyieHtotalkwiththepeopleoftheUes，IhadbeforemyeyesthepictureofallthoseAmerisastalking。Isawtheworkmehemiirlbehier；thesmallshopkeeper；thefarmerdoinghisSpringplosandtheoldmenwabouttheirlife'ssavings。

ItriedtoveytothegreatmassofAmeripeoplewhatthebankingintheirdailylives。

TonightIwanttodothesamething，withthesamepeople，inthisnewcrisis，whichfacesAmerica。

&heissueof1933withdrealism。Wefaewcrisis—thishesecurityofournation—withthesamedrealism。

NeverbeforesiolymouthRoericivilizationbeeninsugerasnow。

Foroember27，1940—thisyear—byasighreepowerfulnations，twoinEuropeandoneinAsia，joiogetheriiftheUesofAmeriterferedwithorblockedtheexpansiramofthesethreenatiramaimedatworldtrol—theywoulduimateaagaiedStates。

TheNazimastersofGermaclearthattheyionlytodominatealllifeandthoughtintheirowntry，butalsotoehewholeofEurope，aheresourcesofEuropetodomioftheworld。

Inotherwords，theAxissbuttheAxisproclaimsthatthereatepeatheirphilosophy—theirphilosophyofgover—andourphilosophyofgover。

Ihehisu，itbeasserted，properlyandcategorically，thattheUeshasnhtorreasontetalkofpeatilthedayshallewhenthereisatentiooftheaggressornationstoabandonallthoughtofdominatingtheworld。

AtthismomenttheforcesoftheStatesthatareleagued

againstallpeopleswholiveinfreedheldawayfromermaaliansarebeiheothersideoftheAtlanticbytheBritishandbytheGreeks，andbythousandsofsoldiersandsailorswhowereabletoessubjugatedtries。InAsiatheJapanesearebeiheationidefense。

InthePacifiisourfleet。

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Thinkiodayandtomorrow，ImakethedirectstatementtotheAmeripeoplethatthereisfarlessceoftheUesgettingintowarifwedoallweowtosupportthehemselvesagainstattackbytheAxisthanifweacquiestheirdefeat，submittamelytoanAxisvidwaitourturheobjectofattaotherwarlateron。

&obepletelyhohourselves，wemustadmitthatthereisriskinaake。ButIdeeplybelievethatthegreatmajorityofourpeopleagreethatthecoursethatIadvovolvestheleastrisknowahopeforworldpeathefuture。

ThepeopleofEuropewhoaredefendingthemselvesdonotaskust。Theyaskusfortheimplementsoflaheguerswhiablethemtofightfortheirlibertyandforoursecurity。Emphaticallywemustgettheseohemtothemivolumeandquioughsothatweandourwillbesavedtheagonyandsufferingofwarwhichothershavehadtoendure。

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&bethegreatarsenalofdemocracy。Forusthisisanemergencyaswaritself。lyourselvestoourtaskwiththesameresolution，thesamesenseency，thesamespiritofpatriotismandsacrificeasar。

Wehavefurishgreatmaterialsupportandwewillfurnishfarmoreiure。

Therewillbeno"bottle;iiontoaidGreatBritain。Nodibinationofdictators，willweakeiosofhowtheywillstruethatdetermination。

&ishhaverevaluablemilitarysupportfrreekArmyandfromtheforcesofallthegoversiheirstrengthisgrowing。Itisthestrengthofmenandwomenwhovaluetheirfreedhlythaheirlives。

&hattheAxispoingtowinthiswar。Ibasethatbeliefoaofinformation。

Wehavenoexcusefordefeatism。Wehaveeverygoodreasonforhope—hopeforpeace，yes，ahedefenseofourcivilizationandforthebuildiercivilizatioure。

IhavetheprofoundthattheAmeripeoplearehtiereffortthantheyhaveeveryetmadetoincreaseourproduofalltheimplemeomeetthethreattoourdemocraticfaith。

AspresideedStates，Icallforthat。Icallforitihisnationwhichweloveandhonorandrivilegedandproudtoserve。Iourpeoplewithabsoluteoncausewillgreatlysucceed。