“WE hold the conviction that the public interest in National Defense, so essential to its growth and development, is real, and that silence over matters of defense is the result of over-confidence and misunderstanding rather than apathy; and we believe that the changing character of our population and the complexity of modern life, with its diverting economic, social, and political questions, render necessary frequent reiteration of the vital importance of National Defense.”—Extract from Memorandum, January 30, 1923, to the Chicago Association of Commerce.
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