The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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To reach a port we must set sail –
Sail, not tie at anchor
Sail, not drift.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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You are only an extra in everyone else's play.

Franklin D. Roosevelt


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

Franklin D. Roosevelt


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In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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A war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most powerful guns.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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