Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on the Mayflower.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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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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The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
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No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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