Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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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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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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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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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 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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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