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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTAll 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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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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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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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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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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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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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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