No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIn 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.
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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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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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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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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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