FDR said "There is no public interest, under these conditions, in permitting a handful of private litigants to exploit the general public in the hope of a wholly speculative private profit." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 26, 1935

There is no public interest, under these conditions, in permitting a handful of private litigants to exploit the general public in the hope of a wholly speculative private profit.

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FDR

Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Gold Clauses in Government Bonds.

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