On the recordMarch 2, 1947
In our domestic civil life we long ago recognized that the alternative to the rule of the strong was law established by the community.
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presidency.ucsb.eduIn our domestic civil life we long ago recognized that the alternative to the rule of the strong was law established by the community.
Address in Mexico City.
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