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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
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The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
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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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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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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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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 value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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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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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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