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We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is… — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1937
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Topic
Unfettered capitalismCapitalism
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Political speech
Medium
Speech
Time
1937
Person
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, January 20, 1937." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.
Original citation
Roosevelt, Franklin D. "Second Inaugural Address." 20 Jan. 1937, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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