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We have most certainly suffered losses--from Hitler's U-Boats in the Atlantic as well as from the Japanese in the Pacific--and we shall suffer more of them before the turn of the tide.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “We have most certainly suffered losses--from Hitler's U-Boats in the Atlantic as well as from the Japanese in the…”
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He acknowledges the losses suffered by the U.S. but emphasizes resilience and the expectation of future victories.
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