Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.
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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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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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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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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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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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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