10/11/1940
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"We want to help that type of American family."
"I can assure you that Mr. Hopkins, Secretary Ickes and all of the people connected with the Federal Government are going to give you cooperation in putting this plan to work quickly."
"I want to tell you very, very simply that your national Government is not trying to gain political advantage one way or the other out of the needs of human beings for relief."
"I like to stress not only the fact of four million, but also the fact that of those four millions of people two million are today on what we might just as well call, frankly, a dole."