“We are the leading democracy of the world and as such must…
“We are the leading democracy of the world and as such must prove to the world that democracy is possible and capable of living up to the principles upon which it was founded. The eyes of the world are upon us, and often we find they are not too friendly eyes.”—Eleanor Roosevelt, November 22, 1938 When Eleanor Roosevelt referred to “living up to the principles upon which it was founded,” she most likely meant …