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FDR: The United Nations constitute an association of independent peoples of equal dignity and equal importance.

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The United Nations constitute an association of independent peoples of equal dignity and equal importance.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt defines the United Nations as a coalition of sovereign nations with equal standing.

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