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FDR: It must go on, and will go on, until the Italian people realize the futility of continuing to fight in a lost cause--a…

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It must go on, and will go on, until the Italian people realize the futility of continuing to fight in a lost cause--a cause to which the people of Italy never gave their wholehearted approval and support.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt stresses the necessity of continuing the war until Italy recognizes the futility of its resistance.

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