FDR: “Government cannot be any better or more efficient than the men and…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 1937

Government cannot be any better or more efficient than the men and women who work in it.

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Democratic · New York

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Summary of the Report of the Committee on Administrative Management

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FDR: “Government cannot be any better or more efficient than the men and women who work in it.”