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. ROOSEVELTTo some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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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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There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
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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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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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No 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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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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