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FDR: We gave up the hope of gradually achieving a better peace because we had not the courage to fulfill our responsibilities…

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We gave up the hope of gradually achieving a better peace because we had not the courage to fulfill our responsibilities in an admittedly imperfect world.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt expresses regret over abandoning the hope for a better peace due to a lack of courage in an imperfect world.

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