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FDR: Even in times as troubled and uncertain as these, I still hold to the faith that a better civilization than any we have…

On the recordOctober 27, 1936
Even in times as troubled and uncertain as these, I still hold to the faith that a better civilization than any we have known is in store for America and by our example, perhaps, for the world.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty

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