FDR: “Today, in sustaining American ideals of justice, an ounce of action is…”

On the recordDecember 7, 1940

Today, in sustaining American ideals of justice, an ounce of action is worth more than a pound of argument.

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Democratic · New York

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Veto of a Bill Regulating Administrative Agencies

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FDR: “Today, in sustaining American ideals of justice, an ounce of action is worth more than a pound of argument.”