FDR: “Shall we say to the unemployed and the aged, "Social security lies not…”

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Shall we say to the unemployed and the aged, "Social security lies not within the province of the Federal Government; you must seek relief elsewhere?

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt argues that social security should be a federal responsibility rather than left to individuals to seek relief.

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