FDR: “In building for the well-being of America, I think we have built for…”

On the recordOctober 4, 1940

In building for the well-being of America, I think we have built for the defense of America as well.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Address at Dedication of Three New Schools in Hyde Park, New York

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FDR: “In building for the well-being of America, I think we have built for the defense of America as well.”