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Robert C. Byrd: “Perhaps, over the years we have erred in expecting government to be all things to all people. But we have erred on the…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 1982
Perhaps, over the years we have erred in expecting government to be all things to all people. But we have erred on the side of the people-all the people of this Nation.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jan 28, 1982

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Speaking on the legacy of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the role of government.

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