FDR: “The care of the disabled, the sick, the destitute and the starving in…”

On the recordOctober 18, 1934

The care of the disabled, the sick, the destitute and the starving in all ranks of our population—that, my friends, is the first thing.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at the Dedication of Veterans' Hospital at Roanoke

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FDR: “The care of the disabled, the sick, the destitute and the starving in all ranks of our population—that, my friends, is…”