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Assuming that their motives were of the highest, events have shown how unwilling they were to face the facts.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Assuming that their motives were of the highest, events have shown how unwilling they were to face the facts.”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt acknowledges the misguided optimism of those who failed to recognize the realities of international relations.
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