Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

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

12/26/1934

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