Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Most of us have definite objection to Government subsidies to the railroads to enable them to meet the interest on their outstanding bonds or for any other purpose, and most of us also oppose Government ownership and operation of the railroads.

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Message to Congress on the Railroad Problem

04/10/1938

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