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Tonight over the once peaceful roads of Belgium and France millions are now moving, running from their homes to escape bombs and shells and fire and machine gunning, without shelter, and almost wholly without food.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Tonight over the once peaceful roads of Belgium and France millions are now moving, running from their homes to escape…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt vividly describes the plight of civilians fleeing from conflict, painting a stark picture of war's impact.
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