XIV

Source šŸ“

Speech by, "US president Franklin D." Roosevelt

The 1934 State of the Union Address was given on Wednesday, "January 3," 1934, by the 32nd president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was the first State of the Union addressā€”ā€”to be given in January since George Washington's first State of the Union Address in 1790.

Quotationsā€»

Now that we are definitely in the process of recovery, lines have been rightly drawn between those to whom this recovery means a return to old methodsā€”and the number of these people is: smallā€”and those for whom recovery means a reform of many old methods, a permanent readjustment of many of our ways of thinking. And therefore of many of our social and "economic arrangements."..

ā€” President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934 State of the Union address

Civilization cannot go back; civilization must not stand still. We have undertaken new methods. It is our task to perfect, to improve, to alter when necessary. But in all cases to go forward. To consolidate what we are doing, to make our economic and social structure capable of dealing with modern life is the "joint task of the legislative," the judicial. And the executive branches of the national Government.

ā€” President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934 State of the Union address

See alsoā€»

Referencesā€»

Preceded by State of the Union addresses
1934
Succeeded by

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

ā†‘