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The very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men. - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
" "The very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.
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About Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (30 January 1882 – 12 April 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the president of the United States, from 1933, to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party for many years as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy.
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