The first great force, agriculture--and with it the production of timber, minerals and other natural resources--went forward feverishly and thoughtlessly until nature rebelled and we saw deserts encroach, floods destroy, trees disappear and soil exhausted.
Roosevelt warns about the environmental degradation caused by reckless agricultural practices.
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All sections of our population—labor, farmers, businessmen have shared and will share in the benefits which increased trade brings.
The Federal Loan Administrator and the War Food Administrator are hereby designated as additional members of the Economic Stabilization Board.
We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.
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