FDR: “But the spending of these tremendous sums presents grave danger of…”

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But the spending of these tremendous sums presents grave danger of disaster to our national economy.

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Roosevelt warns that excessive spending for the war could threaten the national economy.

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FDR: “But the spending of these tremendous sums presents grave danger of disaster to our national economy.”