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FDR: “Our policy rested on the fundamental truth that the defense of any country resisting Hitler or Japan was in the long run…”

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Our policy rested on the fundamental truth that the defense of any country resisting Hitler or Japan was in the long run the defense of our own country.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt articulates the interconnectedness of global defense efforts against Axis powers and American security.

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