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FDR: The day has gone by when it could be claimed that government has no interest in such ill-considered practices and no…

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The day has gone by when it could be claimed that government has no interest in such ill-considered practices and no right through representative methods to stop them.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt asserts that the government has a duty to intervene in harmful practices affecting the community.

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