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FDR: “And I think that Berlin and Rome and Tokyo, which had such contempt for the obsolete methods of democracy, would now…”

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And I think that Berlin and Rome and Tokyo, which had such contempt for the obsolete methods of democracy, would now gladly use all they could get of that same brand of madness.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt critiques the enemies of democracy while acknowledging their potential respect for democratic values.

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