Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTNo government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.
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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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The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred.
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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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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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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.
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
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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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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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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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