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We expect to eliminate the danger from Japan, but it would serve us ill if we accomplished that and found that the rest of the world was dominated by Hitler and Mussolini.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “We expect to eliminate the danger from Japan, but it would serve us ill if we accomplished that and found that the rest…”
Editor's note · Context
In this statement, Roosevelt warns against the dangers of totalitarian regimes while addressing the threat from Japan.
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