It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTLet us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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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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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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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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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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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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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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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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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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