Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTNobody 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.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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