On the record
No amendment which any powerful economic interests or the leaders of any powerful political party have had reason to oppose has ever been ratified within anything like a reasonable time.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “No amendment which any powerful economic interests or the leaders of any powerful political party have had reason to…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt points out that amendments opposed by powerful interests rarely get ratified in a timely manner.
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