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Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

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...

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 nothing to fear but fear itself.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

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.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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...

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined...

I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined...

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...

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

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....