Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThere are as many opinions as there are experts.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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 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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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
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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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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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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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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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