Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I know that you appreciate that all expenditures for relief have been made in the interest of recovery and for all our citizens, non-veterans as well as for veterans.

Context

Letter to American Legion Commander Garland R. Farmer on the Soldiers' Bonus Issue

12/26/1934

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