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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.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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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 principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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Believe Death Deep Freedom Live Ourselves
It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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 real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Business Complete Government Myself Separate

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