Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people....

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people....

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...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

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.

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

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

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

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...

In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else...

In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else...

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...

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...

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

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

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of...

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of...

Happiness or unhappiness is often a matter of choice

Happiness or unhappiness is often a matter of choice

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our...

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our...