American Decades
"I Have Seen War.…I Hate War"
Speech
By: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Date: August 14, 1936
Source: Roosevelt, Franklin D. "I Have Seen War.… I Hate War." Address at Chautauqua, N.Y., August 14, 1936. Printed in The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Vol. 5, The People Approve, 1936. New York: Macmillan, 1938; Random House, 1950, 285–292.
About the Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1888–1945) was appointed assistant secretary of the Navy by President Woodrow Wilson in 1913. He stayed in this position throughout World War I (1914–1918) and obtained valuable experience in the operation of the federal government, the conduct of a major war, military affairs, and international relations. In 1920, Roosevelt was the Democratic vice presidential candidate. His promising career seemed to end abruptly in 1921 when he was stricken by polio and left unable to walk. With the support of...
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- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
