Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe 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.”
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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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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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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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 barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
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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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