The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThat, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. Demoralization caused by vast unemployment is our greatest extravagance. Morally, it is the greatest menace to our social order.
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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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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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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, 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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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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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.
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Go for the moon. If you don’t get it, you’ll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
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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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The whole world is one neighborhood.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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