People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTRemember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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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The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on 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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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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