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But the American people will not accept mass unemployment or mere makeshift work.
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gutenberg.orgFDR: “But the American people will not accept mass unemployment or mere makeshift work.”
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Roosevelt acknowledges that the American people will not accept high unemployment or inadequate jobs.
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