Good morning, it’s Friday, March 12, 2021, the day of the week when I reprise a quotation meant to be uplifting or educational. Today, inspired by Joe Biden’s first prime-time speech as president, I have two such passages. One is from Biden and the other from Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president who came to my mind last night as our new commander-in-chief addressed this fractured nation. That’s particularly fitting today, which is the 88
th anniversary of FDR’s first radio address to the nation -- talks that would become known as “fireside chats.”
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