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FDR: For to reach a port, we must sail--sail, not lie at anchor, sail, not drift.

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For to reach a port, we must sail--sail, not lie at anchor, sail, not drift.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt uses a nautical metaphor to stress the importance of taking action rather than remaining passive.

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