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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTDo Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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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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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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The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
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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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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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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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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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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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