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FDR: Changes are bitterly fought by those who stand to lose some authority and by those who are so wedded to existing…

On the recordMarch 28, 1938
Changes are bitterly fought by those who stand to lose some authority and by those who are so wedded to existing practices that they go to any length to prevent the slightest change which seeks greater efficiency.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter on the Reorganization Bill

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