Franklin D. Roosevelt quotes - page 2

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all. View quote
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I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. View quote
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The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. View quote
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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. View quote
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. View quote
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. View quote
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Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. View quote
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The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-serving wealth. View quote
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I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. View quote
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We must be the great arsenal of Democracy. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens you can bet it was planned that way. View quote
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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. View quote
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An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as two peas in the same pod. View quote
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike you, do not wait until he has struck before you crush him. View quote
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We know it because democracy alone, of all forms of government, enlists the full force of men's enlightened will. View quote
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If I prove a bad president, I will also likely to prove the last president. View quote
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We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests. View quote
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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. View quote
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The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment. View quote
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Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. View quote
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it. View quote
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Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. View quote
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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach. View quote
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Occupation: American President
Born: January 30, 1882
Died: April 12, 1945
Quotes count: 365
Wikipedia: Franklin D. Roosevelt

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