FDR: “Where democracy has been overthrown, the spirit of free worship has…”

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Where democracy has been overthrown, the spirit of free worship has disappeared.

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Roosevelt points out that the overthrow of democracy leads to the loss of religious freedom.

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FDR: “Where democracy has been overthrown, the spirit of free worship has disappeared.”