FDR: “May we grow not only in material wealth but also in the good…”

On the recordOctober 16, 1936

May we grow not only in material wealth but also in the good citizenship for which we all strive.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at the Dedication of the Federal Building, Buffalo, N.Y.

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FDR: “May we grow not only in material wealth but also in the good citizenship for which we all strive.”