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FDR: We cannot assume that immediate industrial and commercial activity which mitigates present pressures justifies the…

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We cannot assume that immediate industrial and commercial activity which mitigates present pressures justifies the national Government at this time in placing the unemployment problem in a filing cabinet of finished business.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

He warns against complacency regarding the unemployment issue, stressing its importance in national policy discussions.

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