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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Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

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...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

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...

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American...

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American...

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...

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...

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

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...

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...

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921...

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921...

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

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...