Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThere are as many opinions as there are experts.
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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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There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
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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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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