FDR: “We have all learned the lesson that government cannot afford to wait…”

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We have all learned the lesson that government cannot afford to wait until it has lost the power to act.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt stresses the importance of timely government action in economic matters.

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FDR: “We have all learned the lesson that government cannot afford to wait until it has lost the power to act.”