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. ROOSEVELTHere is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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What America needs now is a drink.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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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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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
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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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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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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
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