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FDR: I look forward also to a continuance of the basis of that cooperation-- mutual respect for each other's proper sphere of…

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I look forward also to a continuance of the basis of that cooperation-- mutual respect for each other's proper sphere of functioning in a democracy which is working well, and a common-sense realization of the need for play in the joints of the machine.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of mutual respect and flexibility in a functioning democracy.

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