Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIn these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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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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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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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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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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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 Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.
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