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This being a free country with freedom of expression--especially with freedom of the press--there will be a lot of mean blows struck between now and Election Day.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “This being a free country with freedom of expression--especially with freedom of the press--there will be a lot of mean…”
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Roosevelt acknowledges the contentious nature of political campaigns in a free society.
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