We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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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 real safeguard of democracy is education.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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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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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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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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