FDR: “But we do not intend to leave things so lax that loopholes will be…”

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But we do not intend to leave things so lax that loopholes will be left for cheaters, for chiselers, or for the manipulators of the black market.

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Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt warns against lax regulations that could lead to exploitation during wartime.

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