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FDR: A prompt program applied as quickly as possible seemed to me not only justified but imperative to our national security.

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A prompt program applied as quickly as possible seemed to me not only justified but imperative to our national security.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts the necessity of a prompt and decisive program to ensure national security during the crisis.

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