Ocupation: 32nd U.S. President
Life: January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945
Birthday: January 30
Death: April 12
A serf-supporting and self-respecting democracy can plead no justification for the existence of child labor, no economic reason for chiseling workers' wages or stretching workers' hours.
source: Franklin D. Roosevelt's message to Congress on Establishing Minimum Wages and Maximum Hours, May 24, 1937.
topic: Children, Self, Democracy, Child Labor, Serfs