The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThat, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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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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It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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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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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
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In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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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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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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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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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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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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