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FDR: Within our borders, as in the world at large, popular opinion is at war with a power-seeking minority.

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Within our borders, as in the world at large, popular opinion is at war with a power-seeking minority.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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He notes that popular opinion often opposes a minority seeking power.

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