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The ruins of London and Coventry and other cities are today the proudest monuments to British heroism.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “The ruins of London and Coventry and other cities are today the proudest monuments to British heroism.”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt honors the destruction of British cities as symbols of courage in the face of adversity.
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