Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

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,...

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...

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,...

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

Don't worry. Things will get worse.

Don't worry. Things will get worse.

Let's play a game of whose life sucks worse...I'll win, I always win

Let's play a game of whose life sucks worse...I'll win, I always win