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

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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War is a contagion.

War is a contagion.

Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends...

Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

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...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Whatever advice you give, be short.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.