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Overstatement, bitterness, vituperation, and the beating of drums have contributed mightily to ill-feeling and wars between nations.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Overstatement, bitterness, vituperation, and the beating of drums have contributed mightily to ill-feeling and wars…”
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Roosevelt warns against the negative effects of hostility and aggression in international relations.
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