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Monday, May 13, 2013

The Real Reason for FDR's Popularity

Mises Daily: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 by Mark Thornton
"In his first thirty days, he did more to bring liberty to Americans than any president since Thomas Jefferson repealed the Alien and Sedition Acts."
All presidents worry about their popularity. They try to bolster it through impassioned rhetoric, free stuff for influential voting blocs, new programs that cost billions, dramatic photo ops, and of course wars to unite the country behind their valiant leadership. In most all cases, they choose means of gaining popularity that come at the expense of liberty.
But what if a president took a different direction and sought popularity by expanding rather than reducing liberty? There is a model here they could follow but it is not one you have thought of.
It is Franklin D. Roosevelt. In his first 30 days, he did more to bring liberty to Americans than any president since Thomas Jefferson repealed the Alien and Sedition Acts……To Read More….

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