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4 ) - “age a the thirty years war and all other endlese wars. Therefore, we are justified in feeling that, -~ although a cruel and unbalanced dictator has arisen in Zurope, to spread panic and to assume a temporary puppet government in neighboring states, «= this state of affairs will last no longer than it has lasted in the past, when Peter the Great, Louis XIV, Cromwell, Philip of Spain, and Napoleon have all caused them panic, in turn. And, as we can point to no historical inetance, in which an invader has remained in the inva= ded country in Europe, we may hope that, within a few years, these despots will | disappear, and | these and to the sanity that we saw in them a short while ago. Because ne ene en a tat ig ALE Tian ee ples will return | to > normality pee we know that the hearts of those peoples ere not in a great ruinous War, any more than is our owne : To turn from them to the history of our own country is infinitely refreshing. Here we have established a new order, the order of peace unafraid between neighbors, neighbors of different religions, races and backgrounds, and 6till neighbors who can keep the peace, who are not arming against each other, and who are un- afraid. > When America needs territory, or needs anything else, end in some ways she is also among the have~not nations, of course, she buys what she needs and she pays for its If she needs rubber, or indigo, or some other product not obtainable in her ow borders, she oan enter into peaceful negotiations with her neighbors. Her trade is welcome at all the porte of the world, and it always will be. It is all important to some of these nations, with whom every effort at the moment is being made to draw us into a bitter and a costly quarrel. That ie why I am speaking tonight for America First. Be- cause she is not only the greatest of all the countries of the world, but she is one of the youngest. And she 4s one of the most daring | and original in her position toward the other nations. Our first line of defense is, rnd will always be, our own border. The only navy that will ever protect 8 is our ow navy. The only army upon which we my rely, and which is an army unbeaten as yet in history, is our own armye These we will support, these we will maintain, and in these we will put our confidence. For America, if she is to continue America, there can be no other course. oo on . a eG