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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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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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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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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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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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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