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富兰克林·罗斯福Frankli

富兰克林·罗斯福（1882—1945），美国第三十一、三十二任总统，美国历史上唯一蝉联四届（第四届未任满）的总统。罗斯福在20世纪的经济大萧条和第二次世界大战中扮演了重要的角色，被学者评为是美国最伟大的三位总统之一。

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&hesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。

1。expansionn。扩大，扩张，扩展，膨胀

2。philosophyn。哲学；人生哲学，人生观

&icallyadv。强调地；断然地；明显地

4。arsenaln。兵工厂，军火库

Myfriend，

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

Tonight，inthepresenceofaworldcrisis，mymindgoesbackeightyearstoanightiofadomesticcrisis。ItwasatimewhenthewheelsofAmeridustryweregrindingtoafullstop，whenthewholebankingsystemofourtryhadceasedtofun。

IwellrememberedthatwhileIsatinmystudyieHtotalkwiththepeopleoftheUes，IhadbeforemyeyesthepictureofallthoseAmerisastalking。Isawtheworkmehemiories；thegirlbehier；thesmallshopkeeper；thefarmerdoinghisSpringplowing；thewidowsandtheoldmenwabouttheirlife’ssavings。

ItriedtoveytothegreatmassofAmeripeoplewhatthebankingintheirdailylives。

TonightIwanttodothesamething，withthesamepeople，inthisnewcrisis，whichfacesAmerica。

&heissueof1933withdrealism。Wefaewcrisis—thishesecurityofournation—withthesamedrealism。

NeverbeforesiolymouthRoericivilizationbeeninsugerasnow。

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

TheNazimastersofGermaclearthattheyionlytodominatealllifeandthoughtintheirowntry，butalsotoehewholeofEurope，aousetheresourcesofEuropetodomioftheworld。

Inotherwords，theAxissbuttheAxisproclaimsthatthereatepeatheirphilosophy—theirphilosophyofgover—andourphilosophyofgover。

Ihehisu，itbeasserted，properlyandcategorically，thattheUeshasnhtorreasontetalkofpeatilthedayshallewhenthereisatentiooftheaggressornationstoabandonallthoughtofdominatingtheworld。

AtthismomenttheforcesoftheStatesthatareleaguedagainstallpeopleswholiveinfreedheldawayfromermaaliansarebeiheothersideoftheAtlanticbytheBritishandbytheGreeks，andbythousandsofsoldiersandsailorswhowereabletoessubjugatedtries。InAsiatheJapanesearebeiheationidefense。

InthePacifiisourfleet。

Thinkiodayandtomorrow，ImakethedirectstatementtotheAmeripeoplethatthereisfarlessceoftheUesgettingintowarifwedoallweowtosupportthehemselvesagainstattackbytheAxisthanifweacquiestheirdefeat，submittamelytoanAxisvidwaitourturheobjectofattaotherwarlateron。

&obepletelyhohourselves，wemustadmitthatthereisriskinaake。ButIdeeplybelievethatthegreatmajorityofourpeopleagreethatthecoursethatIadvovolvestheleastrisknowahopeforworldpeathefuture。

ThepeopleofEuropewhoaredefendingthemselvesdonotaskust。Theyaskusfortheimplementsoflaheguerswhiablethemtofightfortheirlibertyandforoursecurity。Emphaticallywemustgettheseohemtothemivolumeandquioughsothatweandourwillbesavedtheagonyandsufferingofwarwhichothershavehadtoendure。