11/22/1937
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"It was necessary for our Government in a time of such emergency to be in a position to bargain with other governments by means of energetic and decisive negotiations."
"A Nation cannot function as a healthy democracy with part of its citizens living under good conditions and part forced to live under circumstances inimical to the general welfare."
"Ten years ago public erection of fifty-one big, carefully planned community projects, replacing festering slum areas, would have seemed incredible."
"Millions of Americans still live in habitations which not only fail to provide the physical benefits of modern civilization, but breed disease and impair the health of future generations."