Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThere 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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.
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In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on the Mayflower.
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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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