Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them.
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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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The presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
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True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
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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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The real safeguard of democracy is education.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
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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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