To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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...

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....

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.

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

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...

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant...

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant...

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...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay...

But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay...

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal...

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal...

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

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...

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...

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the...

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the...

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

He who moves not forward, goes backward

He who moves not forward, goes backward

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise...

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise...