FDR: “They do not want to go on the dole and they are one thousand percent…”

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They do not want to go on the dole and they are one thousand percent right.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt acknowledges the desire of families to avoid reliance on government assistance.

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FDR: “They do not want to go on the dole and they are one thousand percent right.”