Franklin Roosevelt: Bold Experimentation and the New Deal

The Man Who Changed The World
“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Freedman 1). This quote from freedman page 1 explains that you don’t need to be afraid to try new things, if you fail don’t be afraid to admit it just say if failed and try something new again. Franklin wasn’t afraid of he wasn’t scared of what the people think he just wanted to make the United States of America a better place, society, and environment to live in and promised a New Deal for the people American People it was designed to take us through the Great Depression and also impacted the Military
The New Deal was not a blueprint for action, but was instead animated by a spirit, as Roosevelt said, of bold, persistent experimentation.”(Freedman 65). “In which he would take a method and try it: if it fails, admit frankly and try another.” (Freedman 77). “The New Deal created a broad range of federal government programs that sought to offer economic relief to the suffering, regulate private industry, and grow the economy. The New Deal is often summed up by the 3 R’s : relief for the unemployed, recovery of the economy through federal spending and job creation, and reform of capitalism, by means of regulatory legislation and the creation of new social welfare programs.” (freedman 67). “By 1930, four million Americans who wanted to work could not find it. By 1931, six million people were unemployed and industrial production had dropped by half. By 1932, twelve million men and women were out of work. At that time, the United States was the only industrialized country in the world without some form of unemployment insurance or social security. In hard times, people had to depend in on relatives or private charities.” (Freedman 74). “Roosevelt's New Deal expanded the size and scope of the federal government considerably, and in doing so fundamentally reshaped american political culture around the principle that the government is responsible for the welfare of its citizens.”