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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTGo 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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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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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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 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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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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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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