November 5th, 1943
CBS World News
"I recently read a letter addressed to me from a young boy in Ohio. In this letter, he asked me why we are at war."
"Why are we at war? To be honest with you, I think that is a good question. Some might say that we are at war because the Japanese attacked us that fateful summer day two years ago. Some other people may say that it's because Germany sunk several of our convoys bound for the UK."
"I say they're wrong. Well, not really wrong, but there's much more to it than that. We are at war because we believe in idea of freedom.
Freedom for all of mankind. Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. We are at war not just because we were attacked, but because we are fighting for something greater than ourselves. This is not just a war between nations and continents, not just a war between two different alliances.
This is a war between good and evil, between the free peoples of the world and those who wish to enslave them."
"In the past, nations would go to war because they wanted to expand their domains, or because they were bound by some alliance. Or simply because they liked killing. But we are here for something new, something that has rarely happened before in the history of the world. We are a nation fighting to set other men free! All of mankind shall be free! All of mankind must be free!"
"We cannot stand idle as millions of innocent civilians are being massacred in Europe, while countless more are forced into slavery. We are fighting this war because it is the only right thing to do."
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Truly horrible things are happening in Russia. The more I read about the nazis and their plans, the more I come to realise that evil does indeed exist.