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.
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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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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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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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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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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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