I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends...

Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends...

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....

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

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 school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

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,...

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....

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

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...

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.

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...

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...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

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

Peace, like charity, begins at home

Peace, like charity, begins at home

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

Common sense is genius in homespun.

Common sense is genius in homespun.

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly...

Science is organized common sense where many a beautiful theory was killed by an ugly...

A stumble may prevent a fall.

A stumble may prevent a fall.

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in...

In order to go on living one must try to escape the death involved in...