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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Destiny General Government Help Insistence
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
The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Freedom Man Philosophy Pursue Truth
It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Better Choice Eat Option Word
Peace, like charity, begins at home.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Beginning Charity Home Peace
If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Generosity Karma Kindness People Right Time Yourself
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
Calm seas never made a good sailor.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Calm Hard Time Inspirational Sea
We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Bad Economics Interest Moral
Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Death Dedication Fire Freedom Kill Man People Weapon
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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Failure Method Try
We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Attack Design Justice Oppression Ourselves Remember
Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Estate Investment Lost Management Pay Reality Safety Steal World
Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Ability Myself Pay Principle
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Lying Repetition Transformation Truth
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

People Right Vote Way Yourself