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. ROOSEVELTThe loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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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, 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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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