If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships – the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
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.
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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.
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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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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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.
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Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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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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The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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.
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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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