Les Miserables is the name of the play. A man stole food to feed his starving family & was put in prison by the crooked police chief. Eventually he was released to find that the crooked police chief was now the mayor of the city where everyone was oppressed. He started a revolution and his army won. He went from rags to riches.
The Hoover quote shows that his approach to the Great Depression is one of no hope. Hoover tried to implement a couple federal works projects (like the Hoover Dam) to kick start the economy. This limited government role is thanks to Hoover's belief in laissez faire economics, which revolves around the idea that government should be involved as little as possible in the economy. With this in mind, it is easy to understand why Hoover does not give direct financial assistance to American citizens.
FDR, on the other hand, believed that the government should help in times of crisis. FDR uses this concept and develops the "New Deal." This "New Deal" is a policy in which the federal government creates several different agencies and programs to help American citizens recover from the Great Depression. This "can do"attitude reflects his determination and ties into the aforementioned quote.
<span>D. tax cuts for the wealthy</span>
