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FDR: The unconditional surrender of the armies of our enemies is the first and necessary step--but the first step only.

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The unconditional surrender of the armies of our enemies is the first and necessary step--but the first step only.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that unconditional surrender of enemy forces is just the beginning of the peace process.

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