FDR: “Already the crash of swiftly moving events over the earth has made us…”

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Already the crash of swiftly moving events over the earth has made us all think with a longer view.

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Democratic · New York

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He reflects on the need for a long-term perspective in light of rapidly changing global events.

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FDR: “Already the crash of swiftly moving events over the earth has made us all think with a longer view.”