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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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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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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 Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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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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We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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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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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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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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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 real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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