Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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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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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 barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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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 only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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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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Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
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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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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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