Thread by @DenbrotS

#IDedicateThisWeekTo Harold Ickes, US Sec’y of the Interior from 1933 to 1946.
Ickes was responsible for implementing much of President FDR’s "New Deal", in charge of the major relief program, the Public Works Administration &in charge of the fed gov’t’s environmental efforts.

..Harold Ickes was considered a prominent liberal spokesman, a skillful orator &a noted supporter of many African-American causes..Before his nat’l-level political career, in which he did remove segregation in areas of his direct control, he had been president of Chicago NAACP.

An American is one who loves justice and believes in the dignity of man. An American is one who will fight for his freedom and that of his neighbor. An American is one who will sacrifice...

Harold Ickes

An American is one in whose heart is engraved the immortal second sentence of the Declaration of Independence.

Harold Ickes

This is what the "New Deal" means to me, an era of acute social consciousness and realization of mutual responsibility, a time of reciprocal helpfulness, of greater understanding and willingness to work together for the good of all.

Harold Ickes

What constitutes an American? Not color nor race nor religion. Not the pedigree of his family nor the place of his birth. Not the coincidence of his citizenship. Not his social status nor his bank account. Not his trade nor his profession...
Harold Ickes