No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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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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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
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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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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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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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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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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on the Mayflower.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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