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FDR: “But a price control measure must fall far short of being a democratic instrument if it fails to surround the individual…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 1942
But a price control measure must fall far short of being a democratic instrument if it fails to surround the individual with safeguards against ill-considered or arbitrary action.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Statement on Signing the Emergency Price Control Act

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