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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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Belief Better Beyond Hope Horizon World
The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
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Country Fate Greatness Man Personality Principle
Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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Accident Planning Politics Way
No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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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 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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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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Accomplishment Act Alone Hope People Togetherness
Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Build Forget Himself Palace
If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Generosity Karma Kindness People Right Time Yourself
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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Democracy Liberty Live Party Support
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
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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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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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Death Destruction Force Naked Possible Rule War
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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