FDR: “Day in and day out we shall heap tons upon tons of high explosives on…”

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Day in and day out we shall heap tons upon tons of high explosives on their war factories and utilities and seaports.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt emphasized the relentless military strategy against enemy production during World War II.

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FDR: “Day in and day out we shall heap tons upon tons of high explosives on their war factories and utilities and seaports.”