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FDR: Yes, the greatest of them have not been those who have said-'It will not work; it cannot be done; it must be…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1938
Yes, the greatest of them have not been those who have said-'It will not work; it cannot be done; it must be changed'—but rather those who have applied to the Constitution of the United States the spirit of 'full faith and confidence'.
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Democratic · New York

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Radio Address on Constitution Day

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