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Anyone who would have said this was possible a few years ago would have been put down as a starry-eyed visionary.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “Anyone who would have said this was possible a few years ago would have been put down as a starry-eyed visionary.”
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Roosevelt reflects on the skepticism faced by those who envision significant change.
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