The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTPhysical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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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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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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If you treat people right they will treat you right… ninety percent of the time.
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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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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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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
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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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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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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 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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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
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