FDR: “The unconditional surrender of the armies of our enemies is the first…”

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

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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.”