and those employers deserve well of everyone who works for a
living. It will be clear to you, as it is to me, that while the
shirking employer may undersell his competitor, the saving he thus
makes is made at the expense of his country's welfare.

While we are making this great common effort there should be no
discord and dispute. This is no time to cavil or to question the
standard set by this universal agreement. It is time for patience
and understanding and cooperation. The workers of this country have
rights under this law which cannot be taken from them, and nobody
will be permitted to whittle them away, but, on the other hand, no
aggression is now necessary to attain those rights. The whole
country will be united to get them for you. The principle that
applies to the employers applies to the workers as well, and I ask
you workers to cooperate in the same spirit.

When Andrew Jackson, "Old Hickory," died, someone asked, "Will he
go to Heaven?" and the answer was, "He will if he wants to." If I
am asked whether the American people will pull themselves out of
this depression, I answer, "They will if they want to." The essence
of the plan is a universal limitation of hours of work per week for
any individual by common consent, and a universal payment of wages
above a minimum, also by common consent. I cannot guarantee the
success of this nationwide plan, but the people of this country can
guarantee its success. I have no faith in "cure-alls" but I believe
that we can greatly influence economic forces. I have no sympathy
with the professional economists who insist that things must run
their course and that human agencies can have no influence on
economic ills. One reason is that I happen to know that
professional economists have changed their definition of economic