The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTDo Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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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 truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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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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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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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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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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