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Indeed, it was the fortitude of the common people of Britain under fire which enabled that island to stand and prevented Hitler from winning the war in 1940.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Indeed, it was the fortitude of the common people of Britain under fire which enabled that island to stand and prevented…”
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Roosevelt praises the resilience of the British people during World War II.
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