Let us consecrate our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor to avenging the crimes of dictators and to reclaiming this world for humanity and peace.

America did not seek this war. To avoid war we condoned arrogance; excused insult; suffered humiliation. We cherished an ideal and prayed for peace. We trusted, and were treacherously betrayed.

Outraged beyond human endurance by the treachery at Pearl Harbor, America's reaction was righteous wrath. The price we paid for disillusionment was overwhelming, but it brought unity and the re-birth of the American ideal.

A new America emerged; militant, self-sacrificing, fired with a single purpose. . .the cold determination to rid the world of cruel, wicked, selfish dictators.

And so let us commemorate the date. Let January First be observed as the beginning of a New Year; December Seventh as the beginning of a New World. . .America's new date for resolutions.

Therefore, let it be resolved: That we, the people of America, consecrate our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor to:

Avenging the crimes of dictators. . .to reclaiming this world for humanity, so that we, our children, and their posterity may live without fear, follow the nobler pursuits of peace, and promote the true brotherhood of man.