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FDR: By the simple process of agreeing that each nation shall respect the integrity and independence of the others, the New…

On the recordApril 14, 1940
By the simple process of agreeing that each nation shall respect the integrity and independence of the others, the New World has freed itself of the greatest and simplest cause of war.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Radio Address Before the Pan American Governing Board

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