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Perfectionism, no less than isolationism or imperialism or power politics, may obstruct the paths to international peace. Let us not forget that the retreat to isolationism a quarter of a century ago was started not by a direct attack against international cooperation but against the alleged imperfections of the peace.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free.

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State of the Union address (1935)

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