Anyone charged with proposing or judging national policies should have first-hand knowledge of the nation as a whole.
FDR: “Anyone charged with proposing or judging national policies should have first-hand knowledge of the nation as a whole.”
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Roosevelt stresses the necessity for leaders to have comprehensive knowledge of the nation.
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