“I have sympathy for Mr. Roosevelt, because he marches straight toward his objectives over Congress, lobbies and bureaucracy." Hitler went on to note that he was the sole leader in Europe who expressed "understanding of the methods and motives of President Roosevelt.”

—  Adolf Hitler

http://www.fff.org/freedom/0795a.asp New York Times 1934, as quoted from: Adolf Hitler: The Definitive Biography (1976) John Toland
1930s

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