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FDR: “It might be true that the masses of the people in those Nations would change the policies of their Governments if they…”

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It might be true that the masses of the people in those Nations would change the policies of their Governments if they could be allowed full freedom and full access to the processes of democratic government as we understand them.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt suggests that if given the chance, people in those nations would change their governments.

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