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...regards the war, he is ready to go a long way to beat the Nazis to their knees. The FORTUNE Survey finds that by majorities as big as, and bigger than, those with which he re-elects Franklin Roosevelt, the citizen believes Hitler means to conquer the world; is willing to risk war to help Britain win; would pay willingly twice his present taxes on luxuries like movies, tobacco and liquor; would put up without complaint with a general sales tax if the U.S. were at war; would cut his gasoline consumption by a third; would gladly train...
...post-World War I years, when he was considered a ranting radical, he used to tell his fellow officers: "Mobility is needed to carry the war home, to reach the decision, to conquer. Mobility means live men arriving and establishing themselves in possession of the military objectives. To live and move quickly against the gun requires protection. Armor gives protection in movement. The gasoline engine moves armor. And so we come to what is called mechanization." He also said: ". . . The tank is not a new weapon; the Roman legionnaire with his shield, the armored elephants of Hannibal . . . were in reality...
Even among last-ditch, Lindbergh isolationists, 38% believe that Hitler will attack the Americas if he wins his war in Europe. Altogether, a solid 72% of the U.S. people think that Hitler will try to conquer the world. But the U.S. is not sure where its defense should begin. A bare majority (51.6%) would use force to defend Britain. A few more (59%) would fight to hold the Philippine Islands (see p. 11). But 83% would defend some part of South America, 67.7% would defend it all. More than 98% would fight for the U.S. itself...
...going on 70, who for half a century has been absorbed by the subject of Pan-Germanism. Since 1901, in books, pamphlets, articles and speeches, he has preached variations of his single sermon to a world that was usually bored. The sermon: In 1895 Germany set out to conquer Europe, and then the world, in a campaign which was to be completed...
...time, the Mongol conqueror ruled some of Europe, most of Asia and sired the Great Moguls of India. He died in 1405, just after his most successful campaign, while on his way to conquer China. Location of his tomb was well-known, but, according to legend, had long since been looted by Persians...