FDR: “It is not a sacrifice to do without many things to which we are…”

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It is not a sacrifice to do without many things to which we are accustomed if the national defense calls for doing without.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt reassures the public that they may need to adjust their consumption for national defense, but it is not a sacrifice.

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FDR: “It is not a sacrifice to do without many things to which we are accustomed if the national defense calls for doing…”