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FDR: “It involved not only a further loss of homes, farms, savings and wages but also a loss of spiritual values--the loss of…”

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It involved not only a further loss of homes, farms, savings and wages but also a loss of spiritual values--the loss of that sense of security for the present and the future so necessary to the peace and contentment of the individual and of his family.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the loss of not just material wealth but also spiritual values during economic hardships.

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