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FDR: By extending home rule in Puerto Rico, we would multiply the good will we have already gained throughout the Western…

On the recordAugust 28, 1944
By extending home rule in Puerto Rico, we would multiply the good will we have already gained throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter on Self-Government for Puerto Rico

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