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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 12, 1942

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 6 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the payment of rental allowances to officers of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

The American people are united as never before in their determination to do a job and to do it well.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

It is useless to win battles if the cause for which we fight these battles is lost.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

The strength of the United Nations is on the upgrade in this war.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

Whatever our individual circumstances or opportunities—we are all in it, and our spirit is good.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

The greatest defense against all such propaganda, of course, is the common sense of the common people.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

We will use every effort to help him to get labor; but, at the same time, he and the people of his community must use ingenuity and cooperative effort to produce crops, and livestock and dairy products.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

I like to remember on this significant anniversary the words of a contemporary poet: 'Columbus found a world and had no chart, save one that faith deciphered in the skies.'

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

Our cause is not only liberty for ourselves but liberation for others.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

We have made it entirely clear that the United Nations seek no mass reprisals against the populations of Germany or Italy or Japan.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 11, 1942

Every citizen wants to know what essential war work he can do the best.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 8, 1942

I hereby extend the provisions of Executive Order No. 9001 of December 27, 1941, to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 8, 1942

There is no question in the world that if we win this war the time is going to come, after forty years of a great deal of spilled ink and a great many words.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 8, 1942

It is gratifying to accept the adherence of Ethiopia to the Declaration by the United Nations.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 8, 1942

There shall be established in each department and independent establishment having positions and employees subject to section 9 of the Classification Act of 1923, one or more boards of review for the purpose of considering and passing upon…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Oct 8, 1942

I hereby approve the following regulations prescribed by the Civil Service Commission.

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