A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Government Quotes

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers...

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers...

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesnt...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesnt...

In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political...

In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant...

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant...

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

The solemn fop; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge

The solemn fop; significant and budge; A fool with judges, amongst fools a judge

Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That depends...

Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That depends...