President Truman On Victory vbr

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. I'm speaking to you at a high moment of history, the war to which we have devoted all the resources and all the energy of our country for more than three and a half years has now produced total victory over all our enemies.

This is a time for great rejoicing and a time for solemn contemplation. With the destructive force of war removed from the world, we can turn now to the grave task of preserving the peace. It is a task which requires our most urgent attention. It is one in which we must collaborate with our allies and the other nations of the world. They are as determined as we

are that war must be abolished from the earth. If the earth as we know it is to remain. Civilization cannot survive another total war.