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FDR: In the many methods of attack with which we met these problems, you and I, by mutual understanding and by determination…

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In the many methods of attack with which we met these problems, you and I, by mutual understanding and by determination to cooperate, helped to make democracy succeed by refusing to permit unnecessary disagreement to arise between two of our branches of Government.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges the collaborative efforts that helped maintain democracy between government branches.

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