We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country… By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level – I mean the wages of decent living.
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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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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.
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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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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on the Mayflower.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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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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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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There are as many opinions as there are experts.
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What America needs now is a drink.
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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 presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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