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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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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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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
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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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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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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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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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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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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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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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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 must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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