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FDR: In these latter years we have witnessed the domination of government by financial and industrial groups, numerically…

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In these latter years we have witnessed the domination of government by financial and industrial groups, numerically small but politically dominant in the twelve years that succeeded the World War.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt discusses the influence of small financial and industrial groups on government.

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