I stand squarely behind the efforts of the Department of Justice to bring to book every law breaker, big and little.
FDR: “I stand squarely behind the efforts of the Department of Justice to bring to book every law breaker, big and little.”
On the recordMay 17, 1934
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Statement on Signing Crime Bill
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