The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

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

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

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...

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

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

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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 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...

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...

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...

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

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...

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned...

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial...

The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial...

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't...

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't...

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...

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....

A Supreme Court decision does not establish a supreme law of the land that is...

A Supreme Court decision does not establish a supreme law of the land that is...

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I...

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising...

A promising young man should go into politics so that he can go on promising...