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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

Franklin D. Roosevelt quotes

American President January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945

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Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in..."
The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "The essence of our struggle is that men shall be free."
The essence of our struggle is that men shall be free. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less..."
I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and..."
I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. Franklin D. Roosevelt
More striking still, it appeared that, if the process of concentration goes on at the same rate, at the end of another century we shall have all American industry controlled by a dozen corporations and run by perhaps a hundred men. Put plainly, we are steering a steady course toward economic oligarchy, if we are not there already. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be..."
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join..."
If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment..."
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921 to 1939 were caused by payments for past, present, and future wars. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two..."
The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration,..."
Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion. Franklin D. Roosevelt
No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some..."
There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt quote: "Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own..."
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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