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FDR: I feel, therefore, that those who advocate the payment of these certificates at this time for the purpose of stimulating…

On the recordDecember 26, 1934
I feel, therefore, that those who advocate the payment of these certificates at this time for the purpose of stimulating business certainly cannot have given the interests of the veterans much thought.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter to American Legion Commander Garland R. Farmer on the Soldiers' Bonus Issue

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