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Doremus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-14-08 12:06 PM
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5. FDR was progressive because the people DEMANDED him to be.
Social unrest, general strikes, protests and riots forced the hands of politicians who would have otherwise been quite content with status quo.

We need to keep them honest folks. Just because they're 'on our side' doesn't mean they're going to willingly take the hard knocks that come with real change.

Thanks for posting this.
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