The time for action is now. We are engaged in. and planning to extend. an ambitious program of aid to European -nations resisting the imposition of communism. Let us implement this program by concrete evidence of willingness to assume a just obligation toward refugees from countries in Europe already Communist controlled. Our fighting men displayed during the war a devotion to human liberty. Their relatives at home felt that same devotion. For Europes displaced populations the war is not yet over and the cause of liberty and human dignity is not yet triumphant. In world leadership we can speak more convincingly for freedom everywhere when we have done our fair share to bring real freedom to those who have suffered most. Our country. built with immigrant labor and immigrant talent. is by its very nature and history best fitted to take the lead and set an example of rescue and charity. Those to whom we have traditionally offered opportunity and freedom have repaid us in untold measure with their industry. their loyalty. and their lives. Our policy of haven has been a generous onebut it has paid us rich dividends.
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