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Quotation from First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear") by Franklin D. Roosevelt
“The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths.”
First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 6 (Avalon Project printed text)
An image drawn from Christ's cleansing of the Temple, casting reform as restoration.
Citation: "The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths." — Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 6 (Avalon Project printed text). (id fdr-first-inaugural-address-q4)
Portrait: FDR inauguration 02894u, Architect of the Capitol, Public domain.
