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. ROOSEVELTThe Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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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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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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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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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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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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