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FDR: “Our own objectives are clear; the objective of smashing the militarism imposed by war lords upon their enslaved peoples…”

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Our own objectives are clear; the objective of smashing the militarism imposed by war lords upon their enslaved peoples the objective of liberating the subjugated Nations--the objective of establishing and securing freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear everywhere in the world.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt outlines the objectives of the United States in the war, focusing on liberation and fundamental freedoms.

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