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

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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...

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...

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...

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

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

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

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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

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

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

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

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned...

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

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...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a...

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a...

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

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.