Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are pre…

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. ✨ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1941). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7, p.538, Best Books on
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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. ✨ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1941). Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7, p.538, Best Books on

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