Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTAgainst 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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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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