04/29/1941
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"May this country never forget that its power in this war has come from the efforts of its citizens, living in freedom and equality."
"I can speak as one who knows something of the feelings of a parent with sons who are in the battle line overseas."
"These men could not have been armed, and they could not be equipped as they are, had it not been for the miracle of our production here back home."
"I want to express the conviction that the greatest of our past American heroes... would consider themselves honored to be associated with our fighting men of today."