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FDR: Within democratic Nations the chief concern of the people is to prevent the continuance or the rise of autocratic…

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Within democratic Nations the chief concern of the people is to prevent the continuance or the rise of autocratic institutions that beget slavery at home and aggression abroad.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt highlights the need to prevent autocratic institutions in democracies.

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