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To: vannrox
Modern man makes fun of the Greek and Roman myths of the ancient past. Yet, modern man is no more exempt from this cultural phenomenon than his more ignorant ancestors. Urban myths abound in modern culture. One of those myths surrounds the life and presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, America's 32nd President.

To this day, he is credited with pulling America out of the Great Depression. Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. Roosevelt was hardly a learned man. He knew little about economics either in theory or practice. He was indeed a great orator, but that was the extent of his gifts.

Due to his lack of philosphical roots, FDR was easily persuaded into being the mouthpiece for the latest fad in social and economic engineering - all of which failed to bring about economic recovery. Only by the "grace" of the second World War did the economy recover. And then there was Yalta, where FDR agreed to allow Stalin to add 750 MILLION human beings to his tyrannical and evil empire.

"Communism is the greatest threat to this country and Roosevelt helped put it there." --Senator Burton K. Wheeler (D-MT) in letter to John M. Gizzi, October 23, 1969 (From the Wheeler Papers, Montana Historical Society)

FDR: "Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle." (NOTE: This is a paraphrase of Karl Marx's Communist maxim, "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.")

BOOKS:  
Admiral Kimmel's Story by Husband E. KimmelClick to View the Electronic Book Online
America's Great Depression by Murray RothbardClick to View the Electronic Book Online
Communism at Pearl Harbor by Anthony KubekClick to View the Electronic Book Online
Final Secret of Pearl Harbor by Rear Admiral Robert A. TheobaldClick to View the Electronic Book Online
The Revolution Was by Garet GarrettClick to View the Electronic Book Online
The Roosevelt Myth by John T. FlynnClick to View the Electronic Book Online
Roosevelt's Road to Russia by George N. CrockerClick to View the Electronic Book Online
The Sacrifice of BataanClick to View the Electronic Book Online
The Yalta Betrayal by Felix WittmerClick to View the Electronic Book Online
LINKS:  
Links to Other FDR Sites
Errors of History in Our 20th Century
FDR: The Man, the Leader, the Legacy
Great Myths of the Great Depression
Person of the Century: FDR vs. Reagan
Phony of the Century
Victim of Roosevelt's Appeasement Speaks Out

3 posted on 06/15/2003 6:14:59 AM PDT by vannrox (The Preamble to the Bill of Rights - without it, our Bill of Rights is meaningless!)
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To: vannrox
Most the links are bad.
4 posted on 06/15/2003 7:17:48 AM PDT by Seeking the truth (I went on the FRN Cruise for the 2nd time! Y'all don't miss the 3rd, ya hear?)
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To: vannrox

FDR: “Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.” (NOTE: This is a paraphrase of Karl Marx’s Communist maxim, “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.”)

Sound familiar!!??


14 posted on 10/24/2008 10:52:04 PM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Lord please bless our nation with John McCain as president and Sarah Palin as Vice President! Amen.)
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To: vannrox

Dang, sounds like the man was describing our man Barry. To a T.


33 posted on 03/13/2010 8:46:05 PM PST by El Gato ("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
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