Unfortunately, they were unable to make the trip with me. If the leaders of Germany and Japan could have come along with me, and had seen what I saw, they would agree with my conclusions. That is the main thing that I saw on my trip around the country - unbeatable spirit. Whatever our individual circumstances or opportunities -we are all in it, and our spirit is good, and we Americans and our allies are going to win - and do not let anyone tell you anything different.

A few of us are decorated with medals for heroic achievement, but all of us can have that deep and permanent inner satisfaction that comes from doing the best we know how - each of us playing an honorable part in the great struggle to save our democratic civilization. Some of us are fighting the war in airplanes five miles above the continent of Europe or the islands of the Pacific - and some of us are fighting it in mines deep doom in the earth of Pennsylvania or Montana. Some of us are soldiers or sailors, some of us are civilians. This whole nation of one hundred and thirty million free men, women and children is becoming one great fighting force. It is the plain fact that the American people are united as never before in their determination to do a job and to do it well.

The main thing that I observed on this trip is not exactly news. As you know, I have recently come back from a trip of inspection of camps and training stations and war factories.

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