FDR: “Old age is at once the most certain, and for many people the most…”

On the recordNovember 13, 1934

Old age is at once the most certain, and for many people the most tragic of all hazards.

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Democratic · New York

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Address to Advisory Council of the Committee on Economic Security

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FDR: “Old age is at once the most certain, and for many people the most tragic of all hazards.”