I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTReal 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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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 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.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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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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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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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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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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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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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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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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