The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTHuman kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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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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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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 only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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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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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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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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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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