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Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the… — Franklin D. Roosevelt

Speech · Political speech

Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936
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Political theory
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Political speech
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Speech
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1936
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. Democratic National Convention. 27 June 1936, Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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