Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been the first to justify the beginnings of dictatorship by somebody else.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of...

Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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...

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...

The United States Constitution has proven itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of...

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

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...

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

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....

If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would...

If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would...

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further,...

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further,...

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....

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...

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...

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....

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.

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...

Bush said today he is being stalked. He said wherever he goes, people are following...

Bush said today he is being stalked. He said wherever he goes, people are following...

A revolution, in politics, is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. The substitution...

A revolution, in politics, is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. The substitution...