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FDR: We know that we ourselves shall never be wholly safe at home unless other governments recognize such freedoms.

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We know that we ourselves shall never be wholly safe at home unless other governments recognize such freedoms.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt asserts that national safety is interconnected with global recognition of freedoms.

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