FDR: “The issue of this war is the basic issue between those who believe in…”

On the recordJanuary 6, 1943

The issue of this war is the basic issue between those who believe in mankind and those who do not.

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Democratic · New York

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State of the Union Address

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FDR: “The issue of this war is the basic issue between those who believe in mankind and those who do not.”