The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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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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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
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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 school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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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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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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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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