Which option best summarizes Franklin Roosevelt's statement? I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking. . . . Confidence and courage are the essentials of success in carrying out our plan. You people must have faith; you must not be stampeded by rumors or guesses. Let us unite in banishing fear. We have provided the machinery to restore our financial system; it is up to you to support and make it work. It is your problem no less than it is mine. Together we cannot fail.
—President Franklin Roosevelt, March 12, 19331

A.
The government alone cannot fix the country's financial system. All Americans must support the system to make it work.

B.
People who do not support the president's plan for fixing the financial crisis will be severely punished.

C.
The U. S. financial system is a failure, and there is nothing that can be done about it.
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D.
The government has no role in the banking system. It is up to the American people to propose a plan to fix the country's financial problems.