We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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.

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...

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

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...

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...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

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.

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...

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of...

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of...

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...

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

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...

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...

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

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

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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...

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and...

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and...

A man's confidence only pays when everything else just stays aways in his life.

A man's confidence only pays when everything else just stays aways in his life.