Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIt is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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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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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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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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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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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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