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FDR: “The Nation looks to the Congress to improve the new machinery which we have permanently installed, provided that in the…”

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The Nation looks to the Congress to improve the new machinery which we have permanently installed, provided that in the process the social usefulness of the machinery is not destroyed or impaired.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt calls on Congress to enhance the effectiveness of newly established government systems.

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