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.

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...

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

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....

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

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

It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

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...

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature....

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature....

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...

The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...

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.

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

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

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

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...

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

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

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that...

Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by

Modesty and unselfishness: These are the virtues which men praise, and pass by

Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings...

Self is ingenious, crooked, and, governed by subtle and snaky desire, admits of endless turnings...