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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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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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True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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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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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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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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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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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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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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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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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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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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It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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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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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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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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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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