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FDR: We know what might happen to us of the United States if the new philosophies of force were to encompass the other…

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We know what might happen to us of the United States if the new philosophies of force were to encompass the other continents and invade our own.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt warns of the potential dangers to the United States if aggressive philosophies spread globally.

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