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It is essential that we help China in her magnificent defense and in her inevitable counteroffensive--for that is one important element in the ultimate defeat of Japan.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “It is essential that we help China in her magnificent defense and in her inevitable counteroffensive--for that is one…”
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This quote emphasizes the necessity of aiding China as a crucial part of defeating Japan in World War II.
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