Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTHitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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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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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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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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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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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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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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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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