Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWhen you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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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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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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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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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.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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