FDR: “To Secretary Bryan political courage was not a virtue to be sought or…”

On the recordMay 2, 1934

To Secretary Bryan political courage was not a virtue to be sought or attained, for it was an inherent part of the man.

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Democratic · New York

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Address at a Memorial to William Jennings Bryan

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FDR: “To Secretary Bryan political courage was not a virtue to be sought or attained, for it was an inherent part of the man.”