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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThere are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
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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 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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Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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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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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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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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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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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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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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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 presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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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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