Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

To return many of the unemployed to useful and gainful occupation; second, to produce tangible, useful wealth in a form for which there is great social and economic need.

Context

Message to Congress Recommending Legislation on Assistance for Home Repair and Construction

05/13/1934

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