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.
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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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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 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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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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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We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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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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No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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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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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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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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