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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 1943

The question is: Are we going to try to keep prices down, or are we going into an inflationary spiral?

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 1943

This order shall take effect as of August 5, 1942.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 1943

Everyone now on the pay-roll savings plan should materially increase the amount of bonds he is buying.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 1943

I heartily endorse your present drive to improve that record.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 1943

27,000,000 patriotic Americans are regularly investing more than $420,000,000 a month to help pay the cost of the war.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 1943

I hereby prescribe the following regulations governing the furnishing of clothing in kind, or payment of cash allowances in lieu thereof.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 1943

I do not hesitate to say that the pay-roll savings plan is the greatest single factor we now have in protecting ourselves against inflationary spending.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 22, 1943

It is a good thing that the miners are returning to their work.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 22, 1943

The Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is hereby designated as an additional member of the Economic Stabilization Board.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 22, 1943

I intend to request the Congress to raise the age limit for non-combat military service to 65 years.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 21, 1943

The growing might of the combined forces of all the United Nations which is being brought increasingly to bear upon our common enemy testifies to the spirit of unity and sacrifice necessary for our ultimate victory.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 21, 1943

During the past two years the freedom-loving peoples of the world have watched, with increasing admiration, the history making exploits of the armed forces of the Soviet Union.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 20, 1943

I do hereby command all persons engaged in said unlawful and insurrectionary proceedings to disperse and retire peacefully to their respective abodes immediately.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 14, 1943

I have had, of course, a great many with 'happy thoughts' in them.

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FDR
@fdr· Democratic · NY· Jun 14, 1943

When we go there, of course, it looms pretty big, because we are paying out cash, and we think that that third that goes into food is the largest item.

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