It is the purpose of the government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

It is the purpose of the government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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