有了对我们武装力量的信赖，有了我们人民无比坚定的决心，胜利必定属于我们，愿上帝赐福于我们。
我要求国会宣布：鉴于日本于1941年12月7日星期日无故对我国进行卑鄙怯懦的突袭，美国自此同日本已处于交战状态。
Mr。VicePresident，Mr。Speaker，membersoftheSeheHouseofRepresentative，
&erday，December7，1941—adatewhichwillLiveininfamy—UesofAmerica，wassuddeelyattaavalandairforpireofJapan。
&edStateseacewiththatnation，aationofJapan，wasstilliionwithitsgoversEmpertowardsthemaintenahePacific。
IerJapaneseairsquadronshadenbingintheAmeridofOahu。TheJapaneseAmbassadortotheUesandhiscolleagues，deliveredtoourSecretaryofStatesaformalreplytoaretAmerimessage。Ahisreplystatedthatitseemsuselesstouetheexistingdiplomatiegotiations，itedorhintofwarorofarmedattack。
ItwillberecordedthatthedistanceofHawaiifromJapaobviousthattheattackwasdeliberatelyplannedmanydaysorevenweeksagtheiimetheJapahasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUesbyfalsestatementsandexpressioinuedpeace。
&ackyesterdayontheHawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoAmeriavalandmilitaryfrettotellyouthatverymanyAmeriliveshavebeenlost。Inaddition，AmerishipshavebeeorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSanFrandHonolulu。
&heJapaalsolauastMalaya。
Lastnight，JapaagKong。
Lastnight，JapaackedGuam。
Lastnight，JapaackedthePhilippineIslands。
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JapanhasthereforeuakenasurpriseoffehroughoutthePacificarea。Thefactsofyesterdayandtodayspeakforthemselves。ThepeopleoftheUeshasalreadyformedtheiropinionsandwelluheimplistotheverylifeayofournation。
Asander-iheArmyandNavy，Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenforourdefealways，letourwholehecharacteroftheonslaughtagainstus。
Nitmaytakeustooverethispremeditatedinvasion，theAmeripeopleieousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory。
&hatIihewillofgressandofthepeoplewhewewillnotonlydefeheuttermost，butwillmakeitverythatthisformoftreacheryshallneveragainendangerus。
Hostilitiesexist，thereisnoblihatourpeople，ourterritory，andouriareingravedanger。
Withedforces，withtheunbouionofourpeople，wewillgairiumph，sohelpusGod。
IaskthatthegressdeclarethatsiheunprovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanonSunday，December7，1941，astateofwarhasexistedbetweeedStatesandtheJapaneseEmpire。