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FDR: If we are willing to fight for peace now, is it not good logic that we should use force if necessary, in the future, to…

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If we are willing to fight for peace now, is it not good logic that we should use force if necessary, in the future, to keep the peace?
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt argues for the necessity of using force to maintain peace, if required.

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