That every nation ought to endeavor to possess within itself all the essentials of national supply. That our strength, in other words, is derived from from what we can build. For The nation that cannot produce what it needs is not truly secure. The nation that depends on its adversaries for critical impulse puts is not truly sovereign. And the nation that reduces its economic consumption is not truly prosperous. (09:24–09:28)
CLAIM
Asserts that a nation lacking self-sufficiency in production is insecure.
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