The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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.
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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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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
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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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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
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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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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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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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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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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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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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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 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 know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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