The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
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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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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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No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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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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That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
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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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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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