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" It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want. "

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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" Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. "

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" War is a contagion. "

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" I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. "

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