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It was clear that mere appeals from Washington for confidence and the mere lending of more money to shaky institutions could not stop this downward course.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “It was clear that mere appeals from Washington for confidence and the mere lending of more money to shaky institutions…”
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Roosevelt states that mere appeals for confidence and financial support were insufficient to halt the economic decline.
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