Raymond Moley Quotes


You ... have done more than elect a President. You have created a new party that ought to hold power for twenty-five years.


Context

Complimenting FDR's assistant just after the Roosevelt 1932 presidential victory:. Moley's prediction was amazingly accurate.


Citations

Raymond Moley, 1886-1975, Assistant Secretary of State (Democrat), Presidential Assistant, Remark to Louis Howe, November 12, 1932

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Raymond Moley
Raymond Moley
  • Born: September 27, 1886
  • Died: February 18, 1975
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Presidential Adviser, Professor Law, Author

Raymond Charles Moley was an American political economist. Initially a leading supporter of the New Deal, he went on to become its bitter opponent before the end of the Great Depression.