The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIt is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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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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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.
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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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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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In 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.
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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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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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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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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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