In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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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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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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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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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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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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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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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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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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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