Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our ...

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.

~ Franklin D. Roosevelt ~

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