We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTTo some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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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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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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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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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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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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