The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThere 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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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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The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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