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FDR: But if any considerable group should lag or shirk, this great opportunity will pass us by and we will go into another…

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But if any considerable group should lag or shirk, this great opportunity will pass us by and we will go into another desperate winter.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt warns that inaction from any group could lead to missed opportunities and further hardship.

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