FDR: “The American Government...decided to reject that philosophy of…”

On the recordOctober 4, 1940

The American Government...decided to reject that philosophy of inaction and irresponsibility and indifference to the destitution of its citizens.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at Dedication of Three New Schools in Hyde Park, New York

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