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FDR: “And we shall not hesitate to use our influence--and to use it now--to secure so far as is humanly possible the…”

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And we shall not hesitate to use our influence--and to use it now--to secure so far as is humanly possible the fulfillment of the principles of the Atlantic Charter.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt asserts the need for active influence to uphold the Atlantic Charter's principles.

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