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Quotation from Fourth Inaugural Address by Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Our Constitution of 1787 was not a perfect instrument; it is not perfect yet”
Fourth Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, middle section (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Roosevelt admits the Constitution's imperfection while calling it a firm base for democracy.
Citation: "Our Constitution of 1787 was not a perfect instrument; it is not perfect yet" — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fourth Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, middle section (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id fdr-fourth-inaugural-address-q7)
