True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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...

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American...

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

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...

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...

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

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...

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

Remember you are just an extra in everyone else's play.

In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political...

In our personal ambitions we are individualists. But in our seeking for economic and political...

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...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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

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

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...

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor...

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor...

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...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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...