Speech #740105884

I include the following address which I have delivered before numerous civic. fraternal. and patriotic organizations in different States. and which I recently delivered on June 21 over the blue network of the National Broadcasting Co.. under the auspices of more than 100 patriotic societies. with some four or five million members listening in. In view of the fact that my time was limited to 30 minutes. I was compelled to abbreviate parts of my speech. but I am here including the speech in full: My fellow Americansand by the term Americans I mean all citizens of this country whether naturalized or native born. and regardless of the church. race. or political party to which you belong the homogeneous group of 3.000.000 people who established this Republic and laid deep and strong the institutions of freedom were motivated by one purpose and dominated by one desire. They wanted to safeguard by written guaranties the fullest degree of religious. economic. and political freedom consistent with the public welfare. The course chosen by them in defying the trained soldiers of England with material odds heavy against them. was not an easy one.