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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.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Oneself Stand Still Way
Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Death Destruction Force Naked Possible Rule War
There are as many opinions as there are experts.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Expert Number Opinion
The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Country Fate Greatness Man Personality Principle
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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Alien Country Democracy Forget Government Power Rule Vote
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Believe Death Deep Freedom Live Ourselves
In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Democracy Government Master Ourselves People Service
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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Country Different Direction Election Goal Name Principle
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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Cruelty Freedom Human Kindness Nation People Soft Tough Weakness
We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Ability Equality Existence Opportunity Willing
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Force Impact Physical Spiritual Strength
To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Expectation Generation Material Wealth
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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Control Enough Government Liberty Maintain Protection Strong
No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Business Existence Live Myself Pay
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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Feeling Lonely Opinion Public Thinking World
It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Character Democracy Freedom Oneself Unity