The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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....

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

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

Im not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

Im not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

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...

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

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

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

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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,...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but...

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but...

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.

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a...

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a...

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

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...

It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten...

It is painful enough to discover with what unconcern they speak of war and threaten...

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.