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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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,...

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921...

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921...

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...

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...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

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.

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.

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

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...

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...

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...

If you treat people right they will treat you right -- ninety percent of the...

If you treat people right they will treat you right -- ninety percent of the...

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

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

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another....

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another....

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend....

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend....

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even...

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even...