The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIn our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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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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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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That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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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 am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
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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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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.
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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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