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    "ocrText": "C\n28 27\nThe differences today are mainly matters\nof degree. And we cannot understand\nand attack our contemporary problems\nif we are bound by the traditional\nlabels and worn-out slogans of an\nearlier era. But the unfortunate fact\nof the matter is that our rhetoric has\nnot kept pace with the speed of social\nand economic change. Our political\ndebates, our public discourse - on\ncurrent domestic and economic issues\ntoo often bear little relation to the\npractical problems we face.\nWhat is at stake in our economic\ndecisions today is, not some grand\nwarfare of rival ideologies, but the\npractical management of the modern\neconomy."
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