FDR: “Ours is an association not of Governments but of peoples--and the…”

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Ours is an association not of Governments but of peoples--and the peoples' hope is peace.

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Roosevelt expresses the idea that the alliance formed during the war is based on the hopes of the people rather than just governments.

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FDR: “Ours is an association not of Governments but of peoples--and the peoples' hope is peace.”