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FDR: We must look ahead and see the possibilities for our children if the rest of the world comes to be dominated by…

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We must look ahead and see the possibilities for our children if the rest of the world comes to be dominated by concentrated force alone--even though today we are a very great and a very powerful nation.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt warns about the potential consequences of global domination by force on future generations.

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