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FDR: If we analyze American history impartially, we cannot escape the fact that in our past we have not always forgotten…

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If we analyze American history impartially, we cannot escape the fact that in our past we have not always forgotten individual and selfish and partisan interests in time of war--we have not always been united in purpose and direction.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on the historical challenges of maintaining unity during wartime in American history.

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