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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTAll 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
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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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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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