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You will remain a neutral nation, but I cannot ask that every American remain neutral in thought as well.

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Even a neutral has a right to take account of facts.

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Even a neutral cannot be asked to close his mind or to close his conscience.

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I have said not once but many times that I have seen war and that I hate war.

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I say that again and again.

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I hope the United States will keep out of this war.

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I believe that it will, and I give you assurance and reassurance that every effort of your government will be directed toward that end.

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As long as it remains within my power to prevent, there will be no blackout of peace in the United States.

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My countrymen and my friends, my single duty is to speak to the whole of America.

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I had hoped against hope that some miracle would prevent a devastating war in Europe and bring to an end the invasion of Poland by Germany.

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For four long years, a succession of actual wars and constant crises have shaken the entire world and have threatened in each case to bring on the gigantic conflict, which is today unhappily a fact.

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It is right to point out that the unfortunate events of these recent years have been based on the use of force or on the threat of force.

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And it seems to me clear, even at the outbreak of this great war, that the influence of America should be consistent in seeking for humanity a final peace which will eliminate, as far as it is possible to do so, the continued use of force between nations.

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You must master at the outset a simple but unalterable fact in modern foreign relations.

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When peace has been broken anywhere, the peace of all nations everywhere is in danger.