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I spoke of the rulers of the exchanges of mankind's goods, who failed through their own stubbornness and their own incompetence.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “I spoke of the rulers of the exchanges of mankind's goods, who failed through their own stubbornness and their own…”
Editor's note · Context
Roosevelt condemns the failures of those in charge of the economy, attributing it to their incompetence.
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