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FDR: “Our ultimate objective being the enrichment of human lives, the Government has the primary duty to use its emergency…”

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Our ultimate objective being the enrichment of human lives, the Government has the primary duty to use its emergency expenditures as much as possible to serve those who cannot secure the advantages of private capital.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt highlights the government's responsibility to enhance lives through its spending during emergencies.

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