In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTNo 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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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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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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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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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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