I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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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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Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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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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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 must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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