Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is their patriotic duty to continue the normal course of their education, unless and until they are called.

Letter on Young People Continuing Education Until Called to Service

08/13/1940

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We did not count in vain.

When the cost of living spirals upward, everybody becomes poorer.

The American people can also be sure that I shall not hesitate to use every power vested in me to accomplish the defeat of our enemies.

This will require vast assemblies of weapons and men at all the vital points of attack.