Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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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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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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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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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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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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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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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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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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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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.
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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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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
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