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FDR: “With few exceptions, labor, capital and farming realize that this is no time either to make undue profits or to gain…”

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With few exceptions, labor, capital and farming realize that this is no time either to make undue profits or to gain special advantages, one over the other.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt notes the collective understanding among labor, capital, and farming sectors that this is not a time for exploitation but for unity in the war effort.

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