There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Freedom Quotes

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

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...

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.

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...

The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate.. Any nation...

The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate.. Any nation...

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

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

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 school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

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...

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.

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...

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....

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.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been...

Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been...

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....

Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.

Freedom is when the people can speak, democracy is when the government listens.

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...