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FDR: Nobody knows when total victory will come--but we do know that the harder we fight now, the more might and power we…

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Nobody knows when total victory will come--but we do know that the harder we fight now, the more might and power we direct at the enemy now, the shorter the war will be and the smaller the sum total of sacrifice.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt underscores the relationship between fighting hard now and achieving a quicker victory in the war.

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