"Quarantine" SpeechFranklin
DelanoRoosevelt:"Quarantine" Speech delivered
October 5, 1937
I am glad to come once again to Chicago and especially to have the opportunity of taking
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part in the dedication of this important project of civic betterment.
I congratulate Chicago and [unintelligible] and the opening of this Blunden Bridge and of
this thirty miles of Lake Plant boulevard.
On my trip across the continent and back, I have been shown many evidences of the result
地方自治体of common sense cooperation between municipalities and the Federal Government, and I
会見

have been greeted by tens of thousands of Americans who have told me in every look andword that their material and spiritual well-being has made great strides forward in the past
few years.
And yet, as I have seen with my own eyes, the prosperous farms, the thriving factories andthe busy railroads, as I have seen the happiness and security and peace which covers [sic]our wide land, almost inevitably I have been compelled to contrast our peace with very
繰り広げられる

different scenes being enacted in other parts of the world.
It is because the people of the United States under modern conditions must, for the sake of～に思いを巡らす

their own future, give thought to the rest of the world, that I, as the responsible executive
祝祭のhead of the Nation, have chosen this great inland city and this gala occasion to speak to
you on a subject of definite national importance.
The political situation in the world, which of late has been growing progressively worse, issuch as to cause grave concern and anxiety to all the peoples and nations who wish to live in
親善peace and amity with their neighbors.
Some fifteen years ago the hopes of mankind for a continuing era of international peace
were raised to great heights when more than sixty nations solemnly pledged themselves not
うったえる

促進

希求to resort to arms in furtherance of their national aims and policies. The high aspirations
ブリアン- ケロッグ平和条約

expressed in the Briand - Kellogg Peace Pact and the hopes for peace thus raised have ofI

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不幸な出来事支配

late given way to a haunting fear of calamity. The present reign of terror and international
lawlessness began a few years ago.
内政干渉

It began through unjustified interference in the internal affairs of other nations or theinvasion of alien territory in violation of treaties; and has now reached a stage where the特色very foundations of civilization are seriously threatened. The landmarks and traditions
which have marked the progress of civilization toward a condition of law, order and justice
are being wiped away.
Without a declaration of war and without warning or justification of any kind, civilians,
無慈悲にもincluding vast numbers of women and children, are being ruthlessly murdered with bombs
from the air. In times of so-called peace, ships are being attacked and sunk by submarines
助長する

一方に味方する内戦

without cause or notice. Nations are fomenting and taking sides in civil warfare in
未だかつて害を彼らに及ぼしたことがなかった

nations that have never done them any harm. Nations claiming freedom for themselves
deny it to others.
権力や支配の虜になった者

Innocent peoples, innocent nations, are being cruelly sacrificed to a greed for power and
欠片もない

人道的な

supremacy which is devoid of all sense of justice and humane considerations.
言い換える

狂喜した

To paraphrase a recent author "perhaps we foresee a time when men, exultant in the
殺人狂奔

する

のでtechnique of homicide, will rage so hotly over the world that every precious thing will be
蓄える

in danger, every book and picture and harmony, every treasure garnered through two
蹂躙される

millenniums, the small, the delicate, the defenseless -all will be lost or wrecked or utterly
destroyed (NOTE)."
If those things come to pass in other parts of the world, let no one imagine that America will幸運

escape, that America may expect mercy, that this Western Hemisphere will not be attacked
静謐にand that it will continue tranquilly and peacefully to carry on the ethics and the arts ofcivilization.
If those days come "there will be no safety by arms, no help from authority, no answer in
踏みにじるscience. The storm will rage till every flower of culture is trampled and all human beings areleveled in a vast chaos."If those days are not to come to pass; if we are to have a world in which we can breathe
一致団結したfreely and live in amity without fear; the peace-loving nations must make a concertedII"Quarantine" Speech
ただ平和は安全保障に基づいているという

effort to uphold laws and principles on which alone peace can rest secure.
The peace-loving nations must make a concerted effort in opposition to those violations of
人間の本性

treaties and those ignorings of humane instincts which today are creating a state of
無法状態

international anarchy

and instability from which there is no escape through mere孤立

isolation or neutrality.
Those who cherish their freedom and recognize and respect the equal right of theirneighbors to be free and live in peace, must work together for the triumph of law and moral
principles in order that peace, justice and confidence may prevail in the world. There must
貴重なbe a return to a belief in the pledged word, in the value of a signed treaty. There must berecognition of the fact that national morality is as vital as private morality.
A bishop wrote me the other day: "It seems to me that something greatly needs to be said in～を代表してbehalf of ordinary humanity against the present practice of carrying the horrors of war tohelpless civilians, especially women and children. It may be that such a protest might be
無益なregarded by many, who claim to be realists, as futile , but may it not be that the heart of
現在の無用な苦悩

でいっぱいになっているのでmankind is so filled with horror at the present needless suffering that that force could
be mobilized in sufficient volume to lessen such cruelty in the days ahead. Even though it
may take twenty years, which God forbid, for civilization to make effective its corporate
protest against this barbarism, surely strong voices may hasten the day."
連帯

There is a solidarity and interdependence about the modern world, both technically andmorally, which makes it impossible for any nation completely to isolate itself from動乱

economic and political upheavals in the rest of the world, especially when such upheavals
appear to be spreading and not declining. There can be no stability or peace either within～に忠実であるnations or between nations, except under laws and moral standards adhered to by all,
危機にさらすInternational anarchy destroys every foundation for peace. It jeopardizes

either theimmediate or the future security of every nation, large or small. It is, therefore, a matter of
神聖性vital interest and concern to the people of the United States that the sanctity

ofinternational treaties and the maintenance of international morality be restored.
The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in
能力を発揮するpeace. They seek the removal of barriers against trade. They want toexert

themselves inindustry, in agriculture and in business, that they may increase their wealth through theproduction of wealth-producing goods rather than striving to produce military planes andIII

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大砲

bombs and machine guns and cannon

for the destruction of human lives and usefulproperty.
軍備の山を築く

In those nations of the world which seem to be piling armament

on armament for

purposes of aggression, and those other nations which fear acts of aggression against themand their security, a very high proportion of their national income is being spent directly forarmaments. It runs from thirty to as high as fifty percent. We are fortunate. The proportion
that we in the United States spend is far less- eleven or twelve percent.
How happy we are that the circumstances of the moment permit us to put our money into
植林

土壌保全

bridges and boulevards, dams and reforestation , the conservation of our soil and many
常備軍

other kinds of useful works rather than into huge standing armies and vast supplies of兵器

implements of war.
I am compelled and you are compelled, nevertheless, to look ahead. The peace, the freedom
and the security of ninety percent of the population of the world is being jeopardized by the残りのremaining ten percent who are threatening a breakdown of all international order and law.
～を遵守してSurely the ninety percent who want to live in peace under law and in accordance with
ほぼ世界的に受容されていた

moral standards that have received almost universal acceptance through the centuries,
can and must find some way to make their will prevail.
The situation is definitely of universal concern. The questions involved relate not merely to規定

violations of specific provisions of particular treaties; they are questions of war and ofpeace, of international law and especially of principles of humanity. It is true that they
国際連盟規約

involve definite violations of agreements, and especially of the Covenant of the League of
九カ国条約

Nations, the Briand-Kellogg Pact and the Nine PowerTreaty. But they also involve

problems of world economy, world security and world humanity.
It is true that the moral consciousness of the world must recognize the importance of
根拠の確かな不満

removing injustices and well- founded grievances; but at the same time it must be aroused
to the cardinal necessity of honoring sanctity of treaties, of respecting the rights andliberties of others and of putting an end to acts of international aggression.
伝染病

It seems to be unfortunately true that the epidemic of world lawlessness is spreading.
When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread, the community approves and joinsIV"Quarantine" Speech
隔離in a quarantine of the patients in order to protect the health of the community against thespread of the disease.
It is my determination to pursue a policy of peace. It is my determination to adopt every
想像もできない

practicable measure to avoid involvement in war. It ought to be inconceivable that in thismodern era, and in the face of experience, any nation could be so foolish and ruthless as torun the risk of plunging the whole world into war by invading and violating, in
違反

contravention of solemn treaties, the territory of other nations that have done them no real
harm and are too weak to protect themselves adequately. Yet the peace of the world and thewelfare and security of every nation, including our own, is today being threatened by thatvery thing.
自制

No nation which refuses to exercise forbearance and to respect the freedom and rights of維持する

others can long remain strong and retain the confidence and respect of other nations. No
堅実な状態

調停する

nation ever loses its dignity or its good standing by conciliating its differences, and by
exercising great patience with, and consideration for, the rights of other nations.
伝染病

飲み込む

War is a contagion , whether it be declared or undeclared.

It can engulf states andpeoples remote from the original scene of hostilities. We are determined to keep out of war,
yet we cannot insure ourselves against the disastrous effects of war and the dangers ofinvolvement. We are adopting such measures as will minimize our risk of involvement, but
無秩序

we cannot have complete protection in a world of disorderin which confidence andsecurity have broken down.
キリスト

If civilization is to survive the principles of the Prince of Peace must be restored. Trust
between nations must be revived.
Most important of all, the will for peace on the part of peace-loving nations must express
～する

ために

itself to the end that nations that may be tempted to violate their agreements and the止める

rights of others will desist

from such a course. There must be positive endeavors topreserve peace.
America hates war. America hopes for peace. Therefore, America actively engages in thesearch for peace.

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NOTE: Quotation from “Lost Horizon” James Hilton, 1947.

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