FDR: “Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1934

Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance.

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Democratic · New York

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Fireside Chat

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FDR: “Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance.”