Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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World War II

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Speech

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Political speech

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Promises and vows

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Campaign address. 30 Oct. 1940, Boston, MA, USA.

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Yesterday, December 7, 1941-a date which will live in infamy-the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals. They seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

Anne Frank

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1944 1940s 20th century
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Frank, Anne. Journal entry. 15 July 1944.

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France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.

Charles de Gaulle

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French Resistance World War II
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Charles de Gaulle
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To All French
Medium
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Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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De Gaulle, Charles. A Tous Le Francais [To All Frenchmen]. 3 Aug. 1940.

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If we assume that the last breath of, say, Julius Caesar, has by now become thoroughly scattered through the atmosphere, then the chances are that each of us inhales one molecule of it with every breath we take.

James Jeans

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James Jeans
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An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases
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Scientific literature
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English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
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Citation

Jeans, James. An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases. Cambridge University Press, 1940, ch. 2.

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If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

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Time
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Jefferson, Thomas. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1801, Senate Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.