The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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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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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No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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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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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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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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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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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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