FDR: “And we delude ourselves if we attempt to believe wishfully that all…”

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And we delude ourselves if we attempt to believe wishfully that all these problems can be solved overnight.

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Roosevelt cautions against the naive belief that post-war problems can be resolved quickly.

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FDR: “And we delude ourselves if we attempt to believe wishfully that all these problems can be solved overnight.”