Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free m…

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows. ✨ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gramercy
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Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows. ✨ Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gramercy

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