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Franklin D. Roosevelt; Message to Stalin on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Red Army, The American Presidency Project; 22 February 1943
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At the same time, I also wish to pay tribute to the Russian people from whom the Red Army springs, and upon whom it is dependent for its men, women, and supplies. They, too, are giving their full efforts to the war and are making the supreme sacrifice. The Red Army and the Russian people have surely started the Hitler forces on the road to ultimate defeat and have earned the lasting admiration of the people of the United States.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt on Russians

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "At the same time, I also wish to pay tribute to the Russian people from whom the Red Army springs, and upon whom it is dependent for its men, women, and supplies. They, too, are giving their full efforts to the war and are making the supreme sacrifice. The Red Army and the Russian people have surely started the Hitler forces on the road to ultimate defeat and have earned the lasting admiration of the people of the United States." in the context of "Franklin D. Roosevelt; Message to Stalin on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Red Army, The American Presidency Project; 22 February 1943" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

About Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (30 January 1882 – 12 April 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the president of the United States, from 1933, to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party for many years as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy.

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