FDR: “I like to think that the history of the Philippine Islands... provides…”

On the recordOctober 20, 1944

I like to think that the history of the Philippine Islands... provides in a very real sense a pattern for the future of other small Nations and peoples of the world.

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FDR

Democratic · New York

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Radio Address at a Dinner of the Foreign Policy Association. New York, N. Y.

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FDR: “I like to think that the history of the Philippine Islands... provides in a very real sense a pattern for the future of…”

Editor's note · Context