On the recordMay 22, 1932
It will serve no good purpose and will fool no one to try to cover appearances by resorting to a so-called 'extraordinary Budget.'
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presidency.ucsb.eduIt will serve no good purpose and will fool no one to try to cover appearances by resorting to a so-called 'extraordinary Budget.'
Letter to the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers on the Economic Recovery Program.
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The Kellogg-Briand Pact, to which we are all signatories, can only mean that the nations of the world have agreed that they will use their arms solely for defense.
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