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FDR: If civilization is to survive, the rights of the smaller nations to independence, to their territorial integrity, and to…

On the recordApril 12, 1940
If civilization is to survive, the rights of the smaller nations to independence, to their territorial integrity, and to the unimpeded opportunity for self-government must be respected by their more powerful neighbors.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Statement on the Nazi Invasion of Denmark and Norway.

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