The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTLet 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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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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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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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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