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.
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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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 limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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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.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.
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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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That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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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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