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.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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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 real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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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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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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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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