We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we no…

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics. ✨ Second Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1937
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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics. ✨ Second Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1937

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