Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

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

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

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...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

War is a contagion.

War is a contagion.

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...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

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.

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't...

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't...

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.

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

Stagflation is too tame to describe the economic crisis of Ukraine. The country is actually...

Stagflation is too tame to describe the economic crisis of Ukraine. The country is actually...

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

The love of economy is the root of all virtue.

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongues,...