That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThere are as many opinions as there are experts.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
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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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True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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.
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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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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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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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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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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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