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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1935

I believe adequate data would be made available for a thorough understanding of the complex situation confronting industry and labor.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1935

I am hopeful that such an effort will be successful, especially in view of the definite manifestation of interest by all in the solution of these problems.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1935

We must learn that many other social ills can be cured.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1935

I say from my heart that no man of my generation has any business to address youth unless he comes to that task not in a spirit of exultation, but in a spirit of humility.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1935

Your task, therefore, is not only to maintain the best in your heritage, but to labor to lift from the shoulders of the American people some of the burdens that the mistakes of a past generation have placed there.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1935

Therefore, to the American youth of all parties I submit a message of confidence—Unite and Challenge!

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 23, 1935

It does not seem possible to complete this work in time for its use at the present session of the Congress.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 19, 1935

It is an experiment, but we are going to get something more than mere resolutions out of it.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 19, 1935

The future is going to depend on the success of the experiment.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 19, 1935

You are building for the future, not only for the coming year.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 19, 1935

It seems to me it should be our aim and purpose to secure for these 2,900,000 young people the opportunity to share equally with their fellows the normal blessings of our traditional American life.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 18, 1935

Executive order No. 7126 of August 5, 1935, entitled 'Submission to the Bureau of the Budget of Estimates of Expenditures for Administrative Expenses in Certain Cases,' is hereby amended so as to make its provisions applicable in all…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 14, 1935

I am also hopeful that in this way we can eventually bring about a complete coordination of the Government's activities in the health field.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 14, 1935

I am, therefore, creating at this time an Interdepartmental Committee to give attention to this subject.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 14, 1935

I am instructing this Committee to assume responsibility for the appointment of special committees to be composed of physicians and other technically trained persons within the Government service to study and make recommendations…

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 14, 1935

I am directing this Committee to include within the scope of National Youth Administration Directors its work not only health activities, but closely related welfare activities as well.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Aug 14, 1935

I am confident that this procedure will facilitate the consummation of a series of appropriate cooperative agreements between the various departments of the Government.

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