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

Franklin D. Roosevelt

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Accident Planning Politics Way
We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Dangerous Government Money Organization
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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Empty Failure Human Loud Stomach Unfortunate
Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Himself Man Worth
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
To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Expectation Generation Material Wealth
The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.
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Ancient Country Government Principle Race
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Oneself Stand Still Way
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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Lying Repetition Transformation Truth
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
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Existence Freedom Independence Job People Security True
What America needs now is a drink.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Country Drink Need One Liner
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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Beware Man Order Special Wings
No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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Acceptance Democracy Fundamental Minority Recognition Right Survive
No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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Country Employment Rich Social Order Wasted Time
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.
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Cruelty Freedom Human Kindness Nation People Soft Tough Weakness
Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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Challenge Conscience Democracy Freedom Fundamental Success
People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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Accomplishment Act Alone Hope People Togetherness
Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Build Forget Himself Palace
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
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Abundance Enough Progress Share Test
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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Country Different Direction Election Goal Name Principle
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
In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Choice Day Difficult Love Man Ourselves Path
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Conservation Goodness Legs Perfection Walk
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
Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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Death Enjoyment Man Privilege Win
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