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FDR: It is, of course, true that the record of past centuries includes destruction of many small nations, the enslavement of…

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It is, of course, true that the record of past centuries includes destruction of many small nations, the enslavement of peoples, and the building of empires on the foundation of force.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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He reflects on the historical destruction of nations and the consequences of force.

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