The Nation, January 10th, 2000
Why Roosevelt Won
Despite the sly distortions that streamed over the air from the Lindberghs and the Lewises; despite the conversion of certain shaken liberals to the Willkie cause-despite these things, a great majority of the American people went quietly to the polls and used their own good judgement.... In a world sick with fear and discouragement that decision is a tonic.
-Editorial, November 9, 1940
The Shape Of Things
Casually, almost incidentally, the United States went to war with Germany and Italy last week Thursday. It all happened before lunch.... For so many months we had wade...
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