We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
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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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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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No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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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 have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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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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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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