The first theory is that if we make the rich richer, somehow they will let a part of their prosperity trickle down to the rest of us. The second theory was the theory that if we make the average of mankind comfortable and secure, their prosperity will rise upward through the ranks.


The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt: The genesis of the New Deal, 1928-1932 (ed. 1938)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

The first theory is that if we make the rich richer, somehow they will let a part of their prosperity trickle down to the rest of us. The second...

The first theory is that if we make the rich richer, somehow they will let a part of their prosperity trickle down to the rest of us. The second...

The first theory is that if we make the rich richer, somehow they will let a part of their prosperity trickle down to the rest of us. The second...

The first theory is that if we make the rich richer, somehow they will let a part of their prosperity trickle down to the rest of us. The second...