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In this war bond campaign we are filling bags and placing them against the flood--bags which are essential if we are to stand off the ugly torrent which is trying to sweep us all away.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “In this war bond campaign we are filling bags and placing them against the flood--bags which are essential if we are to…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt uses the metaphor of filling sandbags to describe the efforts needed in the war bond campaign.
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