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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
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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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Country Fate Greatness Man Personality Principle
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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Control Essence Government Power Privacy
We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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Bad Economics Interest Moral
The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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Administration Leadership Moral Office Place President
Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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Beginning Charity Home Peace
Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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One Liner Short Sincere
The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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Expectation Generation Material Wealth
People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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Accomplishment Act Alone Hope People Togetherness
The whole world is one neighborhood.
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Neighbor Perspective Togetherness World
I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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Bitter Maturity Myself Politics Thinking
Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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Calm Hard Time Inspirational Sea
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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Death Destruction Force Naked Possible Rule War
We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
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Ability Equality Existence Opportunity Willing

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