“During this Depression, when the spirit of the people is low…”

“During this Depression, when the spirit of the people is lower than at any other time, it is a splendid thing that for just 15 cents an American can go to a movie and look at the smiling face of a baby, and forget his troubles.”

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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during the Great Depression regarding Shirley Temple cited 16 December 2024 here on BBC article by Aine Quinn

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