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I pledge you I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of compet...more

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All agree that, the first responsibility for the alleviation of poverty and distress and for the care of the victims of the depression rests upon the ...more

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Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

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Presidents are selected, not elected.

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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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Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education...more

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War is young men dying and old men talking

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From the end of the World War twenty-one years ago, this country, like many others, went through a phase of having large groups of people carried away...more

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A Radical is a man with both feet firmly planted--in the air. A Conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to ...more

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There should be no bitterness or hate where the sole thought is the welfare of the United States of America. No man can occupy the office of President...more

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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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Several centuries ago the greatest writer in history described the two most menacing clouds that hang over human government and human society as "mali...more

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Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators...more

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No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned.

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For nearly four years you have had an Administration which instead of twirling its thumbs has rolled up its sleeves. We will keep our sleeves rolled u...more