FDR: “Hitlerism, like any other form of crime or disease, can grow from the…”

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Hitlerism, like any other form of crime or disease, can grow from the evil seeds of economic as well as military feudalism.

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Roosevelt warns that the roots of totalitarianism can be found in economic and military oppression.

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FDR: “Hitlerism, like any other form of crime or disease, can grow from the evil seeds of economic as well as military…”