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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWhat America needs now is a drink.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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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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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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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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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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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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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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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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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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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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