FDR: “Yes, the Nazis and the Fascists have asked for it--and they are going…”

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Yes, the Nazis and the Fascists have asked for it--and they are going to get it.

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Roosevelt asserted that the Axis powers had provoked a strong response from the Allies during the war.

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FDR: “Yes, the Nazis and the Fascists have asked for it--and they are going to get it.”