Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTPhysical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
More Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
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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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Peace, like charity, begins at home.
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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The motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
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I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.
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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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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
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We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
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