We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTNo democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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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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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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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