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FDR: The American workman does not have to be convinced that the defense of the democracies is his defense.

On the recordNovember 5, 1941
The American workman does not have to be convinced that the defense of the democracies is his defense.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Address to the International Labor Organization

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