"Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the colour of their skin."
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Activists from the United StatesLawyers from New York (state)Episcopalians from the United StatesUnited States presidential candidates, 1944Republican Party (United States) politicians
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One World (1943), ch. 13
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Wendell Willkie
Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive, and the 1940 Republican candidate for president.
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