No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTNo business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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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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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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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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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