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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIf 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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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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