Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTNo 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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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.
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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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