It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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...

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor...

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor...

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are...

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are...

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us...

Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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...

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

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...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth like the yearning for freedom, lives...

Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth like the yearning for freedom, lives...

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat,...

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat,...

A woman knows she's wearing the right dress, when her man wants to take it...

A woman knows she's wearing the right dress, when her man wants to take it...