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FDR: “If, in the formation of our future policy, we were guided by the same cynical contempt, then we should be surrendering…”

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If, in the formation of our future policy, we were guided by the same cynical contempt, then we should be surrendering to the philosophy of our enemies, and our victory would turn to defeat.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

He warns against adopting the same contempt for humanity that characterizes the Axis powers.

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