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FDR: I know and they know that bankruptcy, ruin, despair and disaster, which had been their previous portion through long…

On the recordAugust 16, 1940
I know and they know that bankruptcy, ruin, despair and disaster, which had been their previous portion through long years of neglect and incompetence at Washington, gave way under your guiding hand to a greater prosperity, security and, above all else, to a return to self-respect and sane thinking.
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Democratic · New York

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