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FDR: In other words, we seek to correct a wrong and not to create another wrong in the opposite direction.

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In other words, we seek to correct a wrong and not to create another wrong in the opposite direction.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt explains the intention to correct economic imbalances without creating new issues.

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