FDR: “And where religion and democracy have vanished, good faith and reason…”

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And where religion and democracy have vanished, good faith and reason in international affairs have given way to strident ambition and brute force.

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Roosevelt warns that the absence of religion and democracy leads to chaos and aggression in international relations.

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