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Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes

A program whose basic thesis is, not that the system of free enterprise for profit has failed in this generation, but that it has not yet been tried Picture Quote #1

Industrial combination is not wrong in itself. The danger lies in taking government into partnership Picture Quote #1

Sometimes the best way to keep peace in the family is to keep the members of the family apart for awhile Picture Quote #1

I ask especially that no state shall, by law or otherwise, authorize the return of the saloon, either in its old form or in some modern guise Picture Quote #1

You’ll have to learn that public life takes a lot of sweat; but it doesn’t need to worry you. You won’t always be right, but you mustn’t suffer from being wrong. That’s what kills people like us Picture Quote #1

These are bad days for all of us who remember always that when real world forces come into conflict, the final result is never as dark as we mortals guess it in very difficult days Picture Quote #1

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We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments Picture Quote #1

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter Picture Quote #1

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion Picture Quote #1

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart Picture Quote #1

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The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written Picture Quote #1

We know that there are chiselers. At the bottom of every case of criticism and obstruction we have found some selfish interest, some private axe to grind Picture Quote #1

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country Picture Quote #1

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power Picture Quote #1

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God Picture Quote #1

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making Picture Quote #1

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There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny Picture Quote #1

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality Picture Quote #1

Governments can err, Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins of the warm-hearted in different scales. Better the occasional faults of a Government that lives in a spirit of charity than the constant omission of a Government frozen in the ice of its own indifference Picture Quote #1

Our national debt after all is an internal debt owed not only by the Nation but to the Nation. If our children have to pay interest on it they will pay that interest to themselves. A reasonable internal debt will not impoverish our children or put the Nation into bankruptcy Picture Quote #1

Perfectionism, no less than isolationism or imperialism or power politics, may obstruct the paths to international peace. Let us not forget that the retreat to isolationism a quarter of a century ago was started not by a direct attack against international cooperation but against the alleged imperfections of the peace Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said that the only way to have a friend is to be one. We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion or mistrust or with fear Picture Quote #1

We want a Supreme Court which will do justice under the Constitution - not over it. In our courts we want a government of laws and not of men Picture Quote #1

We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want. The fourth is freedom from fear Picture Quote #1

We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities Picture Quote #1

(Mariners) have written one of its most brilliant chapters. They have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and across every ocean in the biggest, the most difficult and dangerous job ever undertaken. As time goes on, there will be greater public understanding of our merchant’s fleet record during this war Picture Quote #1

On the European Front the most important development of the past year has been the crushing offensive of the Great Armies of Russia Picture Quote #1

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A program whose basic thesis is, not that the system of free enterprise for profit has failed in this generation, but that it has not yet been tried (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Industrial combination is not wrong in itself. The danger lies in taking government into partnership (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Sometimes the best way to keep peace in the family is to keep the members of the family apart for awhile (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) I ask especially that no state shall, by law or otherwise, authorize the return of the saloon, either in its old form or in some modern guise (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) You’ll have to learn that public life takes a lot of sweat; but it doesn’t need to worry you. You won’t always be right, but you mustn’t suffer from being wrong. That’s what kills people like us (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) These are bad days for all of us who remember always that when real world forces come into conflict, the final result is never as dark as we mortals guess it in very difficult days (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) 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 (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) We know that there are chiselers. At the bottom of every case of criticism and obstruction we have found some selfish interest, some private axe to grind (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Governments can err, Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins of the warm-hearted in different scales. Better the occasional faults of a Government that lives in a spirit of charity than the constant omission of a Government frozen in the ice of its own indifference (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Our national debt after all is an internal debt owed not only by the Nation but to the Nation. If our children have to pay interest on it they will pay that interest to themselves. A reasonable internal debt will not impoverish our children or put the Nation into bankruptcy (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) Perfectionism, no less than isolationism or imperialism or power politics, may obstruct the paths to international peace. Let us not forget that the retreat to isolationism a quarter of a century ago was started not by a direct attack against international cooperation but against the alleged imperfections of the peace (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) 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 (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said that the only way to have a friend is to be one. We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion or mistrust or with fear (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) We want a Supreme Court which will do justice under the Constitution - not over it. In our courts we want a government of laws and not of men (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want. The fourth is freedom from fear (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) (Mariners) have written one of its most brilliant chapters. They have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and across every ocean in the biggest, the most difficult and dangerous job ever undertaken. As time goes on, there will be greater public understanding of our merchant’s fleet record during this war (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes) On the European Front the most important development of the past year has been the crushing offensive of the Great Armies of Russia (Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes)

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