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In the field of world policy I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Age: 63 †
Born: 1882
Born: January 30
Died: 1945
Died: April 12
32Nd U.S. President
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I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
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