We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it is bad economics.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all...

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...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

I do not believe in Communism any more than you do but there is nothing...

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...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

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...

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

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...

Peace, like charity, begins at home

Peace, like charity, begins at home

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

Freedom of speech is of no use to a man who has nothing to say...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

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...

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.

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....

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty...

The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty...

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it...

Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it...