No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTHitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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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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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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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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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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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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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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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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