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FDR: One reason is that I happen to know that professional economists have changed their definition of economic laws every…

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One reason is that I happen to know that professional economists have changed their definition of economic laws every five or ten years for a very long time, but I do have faith, and retain faith, in the strength of common purpose, and in the strength of unified action taken by the American people.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt expresses his faith in the collective action of the American people despite changing economic theories.

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