FDR: “The American people have a good habit—the habit of going right ahead…”

On the recordOctober 27, 1944

The American people have a good habit—the habit of going right ahead and accomplishing the impossible.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at Soldiers' Field, Chicago, Illinois

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FDR: “The American people have a good habit—the habit of going right ahead and accomplishing the impossible.”