We, who in a formal or an informal way represent most of the free
peoples of the nee, are met here tonight in the interests of the
millions in all the nations who have freedom in their souls. To my
mind this meeting has just.one purpose--to let those millions in other
countries know that here in the United States are 130 million men,
women and children who are in this war to the finish. Our American
people are utterly resolved to go on until they can strike the relent-
less blows that will assure a complete victory, and with it win a new
day for the lovers of freedom, everywhere on this earth,

This is a fight between a slave world and a free world, Just as
the United States in 1862 could not remain half slave and half free,
BS. 38 1942 the world must make its decision for a complete etamneee one
way or the other,

As we begin the final stages of this fight to the death between
the free world and the slave world, it is worth while to refresh our
minds about the march of frecdom for the common man, The idea of freee
dome=the freedom that we in the United States know and love so welle-
is derived from the Bible with its extraordinary emphasis on the dignity
of the individual, Democracy is the only true political expression of
Christianity. |

The prophets of the Old Testament were the first to preach social
justice. But that which was sensed by the prophets many centuries bes
on Christ was not given complete and powerful political expression
until our nation was formed as a Federal Union a century and a half
ago. Even then, the march of the common people had just begun. Most

of them did not yet know how to read and write, There were no public