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FDR: We are a Nation of free people, and free people know how to go over the top- whether it's a Nazi wall, a Japanese island…

On the recordJanuary 29, 1945
We are a Nation of free people, and free people know how to go over the top- whether it's a Nazi wall, a Japanese island fortress, a production goal, a bond drive, or a stream of silver dimes.
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Democratic · New York

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