Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe real safeguard of democracy is education.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
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Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter.
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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
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The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
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The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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