The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTBe sincere; be brief; be seated.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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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.
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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 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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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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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.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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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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We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
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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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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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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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We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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