Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins of the warm-hearted in different scales

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

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...

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...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

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

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

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still...

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

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...

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.

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

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

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The...

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The...

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the...

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the...

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.