FDR: “I think the American people as a whole approve the salvage of these…”

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I think the American people as a whole approve the salvage of these human beings, who are only now learning to walk in a new atmosphere of freedom.

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Roosevelt expresses his belief in the American people's support for humanitarian efforts in post-war Europe.

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