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.”
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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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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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.
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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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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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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
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There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
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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.
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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
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