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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt is emphasizing that the government is made up of the people themselves, rather than being a separate force controlling them.

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