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Most of them are fighting for the attainment of peace--not just a truce, not just an armistice--but peace that is as strongly enforced and as durable as mortal man can make it.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Most of them are fighting for the attainment of peace--not just a truce, not just an armistice--but peace that is as…”
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Roosevelt distinguishes between a mere truce and a lasting peace, advocating for a strong enforcement of peace.
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