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FDR: Anyone charged with proposing or judging national policies should have first-hand knowledge of the nation as a whole.

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Anyone charged with proposing or judging national policies should have first-hand knowledge of the nation as a whole.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt stresses the necessity for leaders to have comprehensive knowledge of the nation.

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