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FDR: Every man and woman with an education has a twofold duty to perform.

On the recordOctober 20, 1933
Every man and woman with an education has a twofold duty to perform.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at Washington College, Chestertown, Md., on Receiving an Honorary Degree

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