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ladies and gentlemen the President of the United States my fellow Americans the sudden criminal attacks perpetrated by the Japanese in the Pacific provide the climax of a decade of international immorality powerful and resourceful gangsters have banded together to make war upon the whole human race their challenge has now been flung at the United States of America the Japanese have preferably violated the long-standing peace between Earth many American soldiers and sailors have been killed by enemy action American ships have been sunk American airplanes have been destroyed the Congress and the people of the United States have accepted that challenge together with other free peoples we are now fighting to maintain our right to live among our world neighbors in freedom in common decency without fear of assault I have prepared the full record of our past relations with Japan and it will be submitted to the Congress it begins with a visit of Commodore Perry to Japan 88 years ago it ends wi