FDR: “It is not good for the ultimate health of ostriches to bury their…”

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It is not good for the ultimate health of ostriches to bury their heads in the sand.

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Roosevelt uses the ostrich metaphor to criticize avoidance of difficult realities.

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FDR: “It is not good for the ultimate health of ostriches to bury their heads in the sand.”