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

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay...

But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay...

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.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

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...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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.

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

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

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

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of...

No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial...

The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial...

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...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would...

If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would...

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a...

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great...

By self-interest, Man has become gregarious, but in instinct he has remained to a great...