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You will have to forego higher wages for your particular job for the duration of the war.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “You will have to forego higher wages for your particular job for the duration of the war.”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt states that workers will need to accept wage freezes to support the war effort.
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