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When your government continues to spend these unprecedented sums for munitions month by month and year by year, that money goes into the pocketbooks and bank accounts of the people of the United States.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “When your government continues to spend these unprecedented sums for munitions month by month and year by year, that…”
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Roosevelt explains how government spending for war directly impacts the financial situation of American citizens.
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