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FDR: But the Congress is an essential instrument of democratic government; and democratic government can never 'be considered…

On the recordOctober 11, 1937
But the Congress is an essential instrument of democratic government; and democratic government can never 'be considered an intruder into the affairs of a democratic nation.
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Democratic · New York

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