我坚信，此刻，美国人民正决心以前所未有的努力去提高各种防御物资的产量，用以对抗我们民主信念所面临的威胁。
作为合众国的总统，我号召全民行动起来。我以国家的名义号召你们，因为我们热爱她、尊敬她，并以能对她有所贡献而深感荣幸与骄傲。我以我们共同事业必胜的坚定信心来号召我们的人民。
Myfriend，
Thisisonwar。Itisatalkonnatioy；becausethenubofthewholepurposeofyourpresidentistokeepyounow，andyourlater，andyrandmuchlater，outofalast-ditchwarforthepreservationofAmeridependendallofthethingsthatAmeridepeoyouaoours。
Tonight，inthepresenceofaworldcrisis，mymindgoesbackeightyearstoanightiofadomesticcrisis。ItwasatimewhenthewheelsofAmeridustryweregrindingtoafullstop，whenthewholebankingsystemofourtryhadceasedtofun。
IwellrememberedthatwhileIsatinmystudyieHtotalkwiththepeopleoftheUes，IhadbeforemyeyesthepictureofallthoseAmerisastalking。Isawtheworkmehemiirlbehier；thesmallshopkeeper；thefarmerdoinghisSpringplosandtheoldmenwabouttheirlife'ssavings。
ItriedtoveytothegreatmassofAmeripeoplewhatthebankingintheirdailylives。
TonightIwanttodothesamething，withthesamepeople，inthisnewcrisis，whichfacesAmerica。
&heissueof1933withdrealism。Wefaewcrisis—thishesecurityofournation—withthesamedrealism。
NeverbeforesiolymouthRoericivilizationbeeninsugerasnow。
Foroember27，1940—thisyear—byasighreepowerfulnations，twoinEuropeandoneinAsia，joiogetheriiftheUesofAmeriterferedwithorblockedtheexpansiramofthesethreenatiramaimedatworldtrol—theywoulduimateaagaiedStates。
TheNazimastersofGermaclearthattheyionlytodominatealllifeandthoughtintheirowntry，butalsotoehewholeofEurope，aheresourcesofEuropetodomioftheworld。
Inotherwords，theAxissbuttheAxisproclaimsthatthereatepeatheirphilosophy—theirphilosophyofgover—andourphilosophyofgover。
Ihehisu，itbeasserted，properlyandcategorically，thattheUeshasnhtorreasontetalkofpeatilthedayshallewhenthereisatentiooftheaggressornationstoabandonallthoughtofdominatingtheworld。
AtthismomenttheforcesoftheStatesthatareleagued
againstallpeopleswholiveinfreedheldawayfromermaaliansarebeiheothersideoftheAtlanticbytheBritishandbytheGreeks，andbythousandsofsoldiersandsailorswhowereabletoessubjugatedtries。InAsiatheJapanesearebeiheationidefense。
InthePacifiisourfleet。
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Thinkiodayandtomorrow，ImakethedirectstatementtotheAmeripeoplethatthereisfarlessceoftheUesgettingintowarifwedoallweowtosupportthehemselvesagainstattackbytheAxisthanifweacquiestheirdefeat，submittamelytoanAxisvidwaitourturheobjectofattaotherwarlateron。
&obepletelyhohourselves，wemustadmitthatthereisriskinaake。ButIdeeplybelievethatthegreatmajorityofourpeopleagreethatthecoursethatIadvovolvestheleastrisknowahopeforworldpeathefuture。
ThepeopleofEuropewhoaredefendingthemselvesdonotaskust。Theyaskusfortheimplementsoflaheguerswhiablethemtofightfortheirlibertyandforoursecurity。Emphaticallywemustgettheseohemtothemivolumeandquioughsothatweandourwillbesavedtheagonyandsufferingofwarwhichothershavehadtoendure。
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&bethegreatarsenalofdemocracy。Forusthisisanemergencyaswaritself。lyourselvestoourtaskwiththesameresolution，thesamesenseency，thesamespiritofpatriotismandsacrificeasar。
Wehavefurishgreatmaterialsupportandwewillfurnishfarmoreiure。
Therewillbeno"bottle;iiontoaidGreatBritain。Nodibinationofdictators，willweakeiosofhowtheywillstruethatdetermination。
&ishhaverevaluablemilitarysupportfrreekArmyandfromtheforcesofallthegoversiheirstrengthisgrowing。Itisthestrengthofmenandwomenwhovaluetheirfreedhlythaheirlives。
&hattheAxispoingtowinthiswar。Ibasethatbeliefoaofinformation。
Wehavenoexcusefordefeatism。Wehaveeverygoodreasonforhope—hopeforpeace，yes，ahedefenseofourcivilizationandforthebuildiercivilizatioure。
IhavetheprofoundthattheAmeripeoplearehtiereffortthantheyhaveeveryetmadetoincreaseourproduofalltheimplemeomeetthethreattoourdemocraticfaith。
AspresideedStates，Icallforthat。Icallforitihisnationwhichweloveandhonorandrivilegedandproudtoserve。Iourpeoplewithabsoluteoncausewillgreatlysucceed。