They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers. . . call this a new order. It is not new and it is not order.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to...

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to...

A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.

A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.

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...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

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...

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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...

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.

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

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...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

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....

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...

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...

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are...

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are...

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature....

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature....