No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTRemember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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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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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 must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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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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In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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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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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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