Administration Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt
“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.”
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.
Support measures that prevent extreme economic swings.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- budget planning
- government budgeting
- financial crisis management
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What safeguards ensure the law adapts to future crises?
- How can citizens hold governments accountable?
Implementation may be politically contested and slow.