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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTFreedom 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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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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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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