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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

Franklin D. Roosevelt quotes

American President January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945

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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
Books cannot be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can put thought in a concentration camp forever. No man and no force can take from the world the books that embody man’s eternal fight against tyranny. In this war, we know, books are weapons. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." - Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact..."
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. Franklin D. Roosevelt
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. Franklin D. Roosevelt
No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "We have always known that heedless self interest was bad..."
We have always known that heedless self interest was bad morals, we now know that it is bad economics. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety..."
If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "The Truth is found when men (and Women) are free to pursue it."
The Truth is found when men (and Women) are free to pursue it. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present."
It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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

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