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FDR: It is not empty optimism that moves me to a strong hope in the coming year.

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It is not empty optimism that moves me to a strong hope in the coming year.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt expresses a hopeful outlook for the coming year, grounded in realism.

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