The people of this country have been erroneously encouraged to believe that they could keep on increasing the output of farm and factory indefinitely and that some magician would find ways and means for that increased output to be consumed with reasonable profit to the producer.
Roosevelt criticizes the public's unrealistic expectations for continuous economic growth without consequences.
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