Not one of you can go farther than I will go in the effort steadily to raise the status of the American wage-worker, so long as, while doing it, I can retain a clear conscience and the certainty that I am doing what is right.
Roosevelt commits to improving the status of American wage-workers while maintaining ethical standards.
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