New Deal

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I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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New Deal American politics

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Accepting the Presidential Nomination. The Democratic National Convention. 2 July 1932, Chicago, IL, USA.

The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Great Depression New Deal American politics

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Address at Oglethorpe University. 22 May 1932, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

These unhappy times call for the building of plans that... Build from the bottom up and not from the top down, that put their faith once more in the forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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New Deal The common man American politics

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

Authentication Score 2

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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. "The Forgotten Man Speech." 7 April 1932, Albany, NY, USA.