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FDR: They have lost the illusion that we are remote and isolated and, therefore, secure against the dangers from which no…

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They have lost the illusion that we are remote and isolated and, therefore, secure against the dangers from which no other land is free.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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He acknowledges the loss of the illusion of American isolation and security.

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