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Doubtless our own people have emerged from the World War tumult less impaired than most belligerent powers; probably we have made larger progress toward reconstruction.
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Warren G. Harding
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Harding acknowledges the relative success of the United States in recovering from World War I compared to other nations.
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With all my heart I wish restoration to the peoples blighted by the awful World War, but the process of restoration does not lie in our acceptance of like conditions.
Much has been said about the protective policy for ourselves making it impossible for our debtors to discharge their obligations to us.
It were better to, remain on firm ground, strive for ample employment and high standards of wage at home, and point the way to balanced budgets, rigid economies, and resolute, efficient work as the necessary remedies to cure disaster.
The base of the pyramid of civilization which rests upon the soil is shrinking through the drift of population from farm to city.