And if there's one path above all others to war
It is the path of weakness
We seek peace but we shall not surrender
With your help, and the help of other free men, this crisis can be surmounted
We have been determined not to be diverted from our central concerns by mere irritants and fanatics
But now further action is required
And it is under way
One path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender or submission
Our goal is not the victory of might, but the vindication of right
Not peace at the expense of freedom, but both peace and freedom
Here in this hemisphere, and, we hope, around the world
God willing, that goal will be achieved
One path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender
And if there's one path above all others to war
It is the path of weakness