Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTI am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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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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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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