FDR: “We are now in the midst of a war, not for conquest, not for vengeance…”

On the recordDecember 8, 1941

We are now in the midst of a war, not for conquest, not for vengeance, but for a world in which this Nation, and all that this Nation represents, will be safe for our children.

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FDR: “We are now in the midst of a war, not for conquest, not for vengeance, but for a world in which this Nation, and all…”

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