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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIf 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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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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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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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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 politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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