
Franklin Roosevelt was a great champion of human rights.
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Franklin Roosevelt was a great champion of human rights.

The Republican Party believes, apparently, that there ought to be two families in every garage.

One of the great things that the Civil Rights Committee did for the country was to get every American to think seriously about the principles that make our country great.

The Democratic Party was founded by Thomas Jefferson to be the party of the people.

We Americans have a democratic way of acting when our freedoms are threatened.

Senator Barkley has been working hard, making a terrific fight to help tell the people of this country the facts of life.

Several States and municipalities have taken action on the recommendations of the Civil Rights Committee.

The heart and soul of American foreign policy is peace.

So I went ahead and did what the President can do, unaided by the Congress.

All they wanted was to have somebody talk to them about the issues.

This is a crusade for the people, and the way to win, is to win it with votes.

Your President and your Democratic administration have scrupulously honored that pledge of bipartisan cooperation in foreign policy.

Vote for the party that knows that the way to beat communism is by keeping this Nation strong and prosperous.

I direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all Government buildings on that day.

I hate communism, and because I have fought so much to prevent its spread, the Communists hate me.