WEBVTT 00:00.400 --> 00:03.980 For us. War is not inevitable. 00:04.389 --> 00:06.949 We do not believe that there are blind 00:06.960 --> 00:09.810 tides of history which sweep men one 00:09.819 --> 00:12.479 way or another. In our own time 00:12.489 --> 00:14.711 we've seen brave men overcome obstacles 00:14.711 --> 00:17.250 that seem insurmountable and forces 00:17.260 --> 00:20.540 that seem overwhelming. Men with courage 00:20.549 --> 00:23.299 and vision can still determine their 00:23.309 --> 00:26.889 own destiny. They can choose slavery 00:26.899 --> 00:30.170 or freedom, war or peace. 00:31.299 --> 00:34.549 I have no doubt which they will choose. 00:35.330 --> 00:37.552 The treaty we are signing here today is 00:37.552 --> 00:40.349 evidence of the path they will follow. 00:41.200 --> 00:44.400 If there is anything certain today, if 00:44.409 --> 00:46.479 there is anything inevitable in the 00:46.490 --> 00:49.130 future, it is the will of the people 00:49.139 --> 00:52.299 of the world for freedom and for peace. 01:03.919 --> 01:06.720 Under the terms of the treaty, the 01:06.730 --> 01:09.040 signatory powers are called upon to 01:09.050 --> 01:11.519 ratify in accordance with their 01:11.529 --> 01:14.160 respective constitutional processes. 01:14.910 --> 01:16.799 The treaty shall enter into force 01:16.799 --> 01:18.966 between the states which have ratified 01:18.966 --> 01:21.410 it as soon as the ratifications of the 01:21.419 --> 01:24.330 majority of the signatories, including 01:24.339 --> 01:27.010 the ratifications of Belgium, Canada, 01:27.019 --> 01:29.599 France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, 01:29.610 --> 01:31.499 the United Kingdom and the United 01:31.499 --> 01:33.050 States have been deposited.