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FDR: No cracked earth, no blistering sun, no burning wind, no grasshoppers, are a permanent match for the indomitable…

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No cracked earth, no blistering sun, no burning wind, no grasshoppers, are a permanent match for the indomitable American farmers and stockmen and their wives and children who have carried on through desperate days, and inspire us with their self-reliance, their tenacity and their courage.
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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt praises the resilience and courage of American farmers facing adversity.

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