Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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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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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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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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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 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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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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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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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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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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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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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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