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FDR: “That situation in that crisis did not call for any complicated consideration of economic panaceas or fancy plans.”

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That situation in that crisis did not call for any complicated consideration of economic panaceas or fancy plans.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt argues that the crisis required straightforward solutions rather than complex economic theories.

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