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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe 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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No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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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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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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