Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTPeace, like charity, begins at home.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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 whole world is one neighborhood.
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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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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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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.
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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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Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
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There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
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No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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We 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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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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