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FDR: Much of trouble in our own lifetime has sprung from a long period of inaction--from ignoring what fundamentally was…

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Much of trouble in our own lifetime has sprung from a long period of inaction--from ignoring what fundamentally was happening to us, and from a time-serving unwillingness to face facts as they forced themselves upon us.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt reflects on the consequences of inaction and the importance of confronting reality.

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