Presidents are selected, not elected.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTCourage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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Against naked force the only possible defense is naked force. The aggressor makes the rules for such a war; the defenders have no alternative but matching destruction with more destruction, slaughter with greater slaughter.
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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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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.
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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
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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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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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Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in the world.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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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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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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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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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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No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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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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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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