FDR: “If we were invaded, the people of this country would expect the…”

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If we were invaded, the people of this country would expect the President to use any and all means to repel the invader.

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Roosevelt states that the American people expect the President to take all necessary measures to defend the country from invasion.

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FDR: “If we were invaded, the people of this country would expect the President to use any and all means to repel the invader.”