adapted from The Four Freedoms
by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
First, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to all-inclusive national defense.
Secondly, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to full support of all those resolute people everywhere who are resisting aggression and are thereby keeping war away from our hemisphere. By this support we express our determination that the democratic cause shall prevail, and we strengthen the defense and the security of our own nation.
Third, by an impressive expression of the public will and without regard to partisanship, we are committed to the proposition that principles of morality and considerations for our own security will never permit us to acquiesce in a peace dictated by aggressors and sponsored by appeasers. We know that enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom.
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What does Roosevelt say about the national security of the United States?
A.
the United States will avoid spending too much on national defense
B.
the United States will defend other countries in the hemisphere
C.
the United States will support other countries that fight aggressors
D.
the United States will prepare to defend itself in every way possible