I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
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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 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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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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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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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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