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Because the demands of the war effort require the rationing of goods of which there is not enough to go around.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Because the demands of the war effort require the rationing of goods of which there is not enough to go around.”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt explains that rationing is necessary due to limited resources during the war.
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