FDR: “But there is a vast difference between keeping out of war and…”

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But there is a vast difference between keeping out of war and pretending that this war is none of our business.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt distinguishes between avoiding war and acknowledging the importance of global conflicts.

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FDR: “But there is a vast difference between keeping out of war and pretending that this war is none of our business.”