I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTNo government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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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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It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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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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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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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. 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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