On the recordNovember 8, 1943
It would be supreme irony for us to win a victory, and then to inherit world chaos simply because we were unprepared to meet what we know we shall have to meet.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “It would be supreme irony for us to win a victory, and then to inherit world chaos simply because we were unprepared to…”
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Address on the Signing of the Agreement Establishing the U.N.R.R.A.
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