We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTRemember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
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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 only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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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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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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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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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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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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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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