FDR: “The basic things expected by our people of their political and…”

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The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple.

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Roosevelt outlines the fundamental expectations of the American people from their political and economic systems.

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FDR: “The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple.”