Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on the Mayflower.
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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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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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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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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It is better to swallow words than to have to eat them later.
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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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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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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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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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