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FDR: The overwhelming majority of people in this country know how to sift the wheat from the chaff in what they hear and what…

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The overwhelming majority of people in this country know how to sift the wheat from the chaff in what they hear and what they read.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt expresses confidence in the public's ability to discern truth from misinformation.

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