The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTRules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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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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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
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We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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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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