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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Biography

Author Profession: President
Nationality: American
Born: January 30, 1882
Died: April 12, 1945

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
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Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.
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A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
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Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
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