No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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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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.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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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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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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Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.
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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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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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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 truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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