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FDR: “Since the beginning of our American history, we have been engaged in change--in a perpetual peaceful revolution--a…”

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Since the beginning of our American history, we have been engaged in change--in a perpetual peaceful revolution--a revolution which goes on steadily, quietly adjusting itself to changing conditions--without the concentration camp or the quick-lime in the ditch.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on America's history of peaceful change and adaptation without resorting to violence.

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