There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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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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Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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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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