FDR: “The primary purpose of the United States of America is to avoid being…”

On the recordNovember 10, 1935

The primary purpose of the United States of America is to avoid being drawn into war.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at Arlington National Cemetery

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FDR: “The primary purpose of the United States of America is to avoid being drawn into war.”