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

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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....

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...

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further,...

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further,...

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...

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....

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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....

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.

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...

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...

In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else...

In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else...

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

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

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

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

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...

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...

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 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

The energy it took to exit mothers womb is the same force required to manifest...

The energy it took to exit mothers womb is the same force required to manifest...

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

The smarter the journalists are, the better off society is. [For] to a degree, people...

Our investigations have always contributed more to our amusement than they have to knowledge

Our investigations have always contributed more to our amusement than they have to knowledge