Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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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 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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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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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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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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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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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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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 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.
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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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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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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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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on the Mayflower.
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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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