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

No award of disability or death pension shall be effective prior to the date of the veteran's separation from service.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 15, 1935

The Ohio Chamber of Commerce should not make such a statement without definite proof.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 15, 1935

The T.V.A. can't remove them because it is a part of our Government.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 15, 1935

Special interests are constantly attempting to thwart the program which Congress has set up for the Tennessee Valley.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 15, 1935

It would materially aid the Tennessee Valley Authority in carrying out its policy if the Chamber would give us exact information.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 15, 1935

No such action be taken in respect to Ohio or any other region.

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

Grover Cleveland's long career in the service of his country was founded upon the belief that the Government exists to serve the people; in behalf of this creed, he was prepared to work, to fight—to be misunderstood.

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

The passage of time does not dim his memory, but rather serves to enlarge the stature of a character so simple, so straightforward that it neither requires nor permits the tribute of our rhetoric.

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

The value of such a leader far outlasts the span of his own brief life and becomes an ever-present force for righteousness in the generations that follow.

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

The imprint of that character upon our American life becomes constantly deeper, more distinct, lastingly carved in letters which say: 'Here was a man.'

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 1935

It will not destroy legitimate business or wholesome and productive investment.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 1935

I am against private socialism of concentrated private power as thoroughly as I am against governmental socialism.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 11, 1935

It is time to make an effort to reverse that process of the concentration of power which has made most American citizens... helplessly dependent for their daily bread upon the favor of a very few.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 10, 1935

I find that the facts do not appear to be such as to warrant further investigation in accordance with Section 3 (e) of said Act.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 8, 1935

In cases of emergency the Secretary of State is authorized in his discretion to waive passport and visa requirements for a non-immigrant alien.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 8, 1935

The documentary requirements for aliens desiring to enter American possessions outside the United States, except the Philippine Islands, are to be prescribed by the competent authorities in such possessions.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 8, 1935

I hereby prescribe the following documentary requirements for aliens desiring admission into the United States.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Mar 7, 1935

Just keep up your fine spirit and don't let anything at all discourage you.

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