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FDR: The evidence before us clearly proves that autocracy in world affairs endangers peace and that such threats do not…

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The evidence before us clearly proves that autocracy in world affairs endangers peace and that such threats do not spring from those Nations devoted to the democratic ideal.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt argues that autocracy poses a threat to global peace.

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