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FDR: “I believe I am expressing the thought of the most far-sighted students of our economic system in saying that it would be…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1939
I believe I am expressing the thought of the most far-sighted students of our economic system in saying that it would be unwise either to curtail expenditures sharply or to impose drastic new taxes at this stage of recovery.
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FDR
Democratic · New York
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Annual Budget Message

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