There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTBe sincere; be brief; be seated.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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The 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.
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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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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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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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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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The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.
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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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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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 truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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