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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThose who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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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.
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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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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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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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No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.
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