The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIn our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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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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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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