Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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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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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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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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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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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 best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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