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“This law represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means completed--a structure intended to lessen the force of possible future depressions, to act as a protection to future administrations of the Government against the necessity of going deeply into debt to furnish…” quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt
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“This law represents a cornerstone in a structure which is being built but is by no means completed--a structure intended to lessen the force of possible future depressions, to act as a protection to future administrations of the Government against the necessity of going deeply into debt to furnish relief to the needy--a law to flatten out the peaks and valleys of deflation and of inflation--in other words, a law that will take care of human needs and at the same time provide for the United States an economic structure of vastly greater soundness.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

About This Quote

Source Speech: Economic Policy Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935

The law aims to stabilize the economy by smoothing out inflation and deflation, protecting future governments from severe debt.

In simple terms: A policy to smooth economic cycles and protect future budgets.

Key Takeaway

Support measures that prevent extreme economic swings.

Themes

economics policy stability

Mood

cautious optimistic

Type

political economic

When to use this quote

  • budget planning
  • government budgeting
  • financial crisis management

Key Concepts

fiscal responsibility countercyclical policy social safety net

Questions to Reflect On

  • What safeguards ensure the law adapts to future crises?
  • How can citizens hold governments accountable?
A Different Perspective

Implementation may be politically contested and slow.

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