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FDR: “That offensive should not now be broken down by the pincers movement of those who would use the present needs of…”

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That offensive should not now be broken down by the pincers movement of those who would use the present needs of physical military defense to destroy it.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt cautions against using military needs as a pretext to dismantle social progress.

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