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赫伯特·克拉克·胡佛(herbertclarkhoover,1874年8月10日-1964年10月2017年大选,此前从未经选举而担当政府职位的胡佛轻松赢得党内提名,并在国内一片欣欣向荣的乐观气氛中完胜民主党候选人阿尔·史密斯当选总统。他是美国迄今为止由内阁部长直接升为总统的最后一人。
warcomestoeurope
september1,1939
fellowamericansoftheradioaudience:
thisisoneofthesaddestweeksthathavecometohumanityinahundredyears.asenselesswarseemsinevitablyforceduponhundredsofmillionsofpeople.thewholeworldstillpraysforsomemiraclethatmightdeliverus.forwarmeansthekillingofmillionsofthebestandthemostcourageousofmenwhomightcontributesomethingtohuman'sprogress.itmeansthekillingandstarvationofmillionsofwomenandchildren.itmeansanotherquarterofacenturyofimpoverishmentforthewholeworld.anditwilllikelybealongwar.itispossiblethatthebravepeopleofpolandmaybeoverruninafewmonths,butthereseemsnopointofaccessfromwhichanoverwhelmingattackcanbedeliveredfromthebritishandfrenchononeside,tothegermansontheother,whichmightquicklyendthiswar.it'slikelytobeawarofslowattrition,andthefateofpolandwilldependuponitsending.theairdefensesoffranceandengland,theirgreatlysuperiornavalstrength,theirmanpower,theirresources,theirresolution,makeitcertainthattheycandefendthemselves.anditistruethatvastfleetsofairplanesonbothsidescontributeanewanduncertainfactor,butthereisnothingwhichprovesthateventhesuperiorityinairplanescanwinthewar.andwhileassuranceshavebeengiventhattherewillbenobombingofwomenandchildren,theremaycomeatimeofdesperationwhenallrestraintsgotothewinds.it'slikelytobethemostbarbarouswarthatwehaveeverknown.
thissituationintheworldtodayisnottheactofthegermanpeoplethemselves,butit'stheactofagroupwhoholdtheminsubjection.thewholenazisystemisrepugnanttotheamericanpeople.themostofamericansympathywillbetothedemocracies,butwhateveroursympathiesare,wecannotsolvetheproblemsofeurope.americamustkeepoutofthiswar.thepresidentandthecongressshouldbesupportedintheireveryefforttokeepusout.wecankeepout,ifwehavetheresolutenationalwilltodoso.wecanbeofmoreservicetoeuropeandtohumanityifwepreservethevitalityandstrengthoftheunitedstatesforuseintheperiodofpeacewhichmustsometimecome.andwemustkeepoutifwearetopreserveforcivilizationtheveryfoundationsofdemocracyandoffreemen.
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