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. ROOSEVELTWe know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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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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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
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The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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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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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
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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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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