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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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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...

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...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to...

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to...

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...

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...

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...

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....

Peace, like charity, begins at home

Peace, like charity, begins at home

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal...

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal...

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

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

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...

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another....

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another....

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

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

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...

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...

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice.

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love...

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love...

I have made mistakes but I have never made the mistake of claiming that I...

I have made mistakes but I have never made the mistake of claiming that I...

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.