Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
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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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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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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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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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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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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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