On the recordNovember 14, 1938
Yes, but continental defense which does not rest solely upon our shoulders; in other words, it is defense in cooperation with the other twenty republics and Canada.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “Yes, but continental defense which does not rest solely upon our shoulders; in other words, it is defense in cooperation…”
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