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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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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.
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Death Destruction Force Naked Possible Rule War
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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Ability Equality Existence Opportunity Willing
Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Build Forget Himself Palace
If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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Civilization Cultivation Live Peace Science Survive Togetherness World
Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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One Liner Short Sincere
Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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Himself Man Worth
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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Death Dedication Fire Freedom Kill Man People Weapon
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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Empty Failure Human Loud Stomach Unfortunate
In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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Democracy Government Master Ourselves People Service
No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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Destiny General Government Help Insistence
No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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Acceptance Democracy Fundamental Minority Recognition Right Survive
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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Believe Death Deep Freedom Live Ourselves
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 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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Construction Country Oneself Society Try
Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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Necessary Principle Rule Sacred
No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Business Existence Live Myself Pay

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