Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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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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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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There 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.
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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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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.
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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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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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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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