FDR: “We have taught our youth how to wage war; we must also teach them how…”

On the recordOctober 26, 1943

We have taught our youth how to wage war; we must also teach them how to live useful and happy lives in freedom, justice, and decency.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Message to Congress on the Education of War Veterans

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Apr 12, 1945

We seek peace—enduring peace.

Mar 19, 1945

I do know it will come, and I do know that tonight there are over seven and a half million Americans overseas or fighting afloat in this great war.

Apr 12, 1945

The work, my friends, is peace.

Apr 3, 1945

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

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FDR: “We have taught our youth how to wage war; we must also teach them how to live useful and happy lives in freedom…”