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FDR: About 120,000,000 people out of 125,000,000 understand plain English; there seems to be a very, very small minority that…

On the recordJune 14, 1934
About 120,000,000 people out of 125,000,000 understand plain English; there seems to be a very, very small minority that does not understand plain English.
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