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.
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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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be nullified should freedom of the press ever be successfully challenged.
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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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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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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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What America needs now is a drink.
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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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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Books can not be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory… In this war, we know, books are weapons. And it is a part of your dedication always to make them weapons for man’s freedom.
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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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The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
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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 democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
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Calm seas never made a good sailor.
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