FDR: “That does not mean, my friends, that I am satisfied, or that you are…”

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That does not mean, my friends, that I am satisfied, or that you are satisfied that our work is ended.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges that while progress has been made, there is still much work to be done.

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The work, my friends, is peace.

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FDR: “That does not mean, my friends, that I am satisfied, or that you are satisfied that our work is ended.”