What was a part of the emerging social, political, and economic philosophies that characterized the first hundred days of Franklin Roosevelt's administration?

"Try something and if it doesn't work, admit it and try something else."

Explanation:

When I took US Government, my teacher always emphasized that FDR was probably the best American President, and things like this really show why he admired him so much. Can you imagine those words coming out of the mouth of a modern politician?

Many people like to compare President Obama's first term with FDR's first term, but I believe that Obama had it easier. Not because the recession wasn't bad, but because it was fresh and new. President Bush's handling of the crisis was disastrous, but they messed up only for about one year. When FDR took office, the depression had been around for several years, so the negative effects were much greater.

When FDR took office the country was ravaged and nobody was sure that the new policies would work or not, or even what policies they should have implemented. That is why they engaged in a trial and error type of strategy where several options were explored to try to see what could work and what couldn't.