FDR: “But they do not have that access; lacking it they follow blindly and…”

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But they do not have that access; lacking it they follow blindly and fervently the lead of those who seek autocratic power.

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Democratic · New York

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He notes that without access to democratic processes, people may blindly follow autocratic leaders.

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FDR: “But they do not have that access; lacking it they follow blindly and fervently the lead of those who seek autocratic…”