Robert Reich quoting FDR (1936): "Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."

[highplainsdem]

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The speech it was from is here: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-franklin-roosevelts-radio-address

The paragraph:

They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know now that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob.

[SheltieLover]

1. K&R

[Irish_Dem]

2. Organized money and organized mob are indentical.

Same intent, motives, tactics.

[kimbutgar]

3. Sadly history has a way of repeating itself

We’re now in the 1930’s.

And we’re the German people who weren’t the haters.

[DET]

4. Lucky Us

We have both.