We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWhat America needs now is a drink.
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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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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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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 truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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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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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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