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There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Age: 63 †
Born: 1882
Born: January 30
Died: 1945
Died: April 12
32Nd U.S. President
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Finally, in our progress toward a resumption of work we require two safeguards against a return of the evils of the old order: there must be a strict supervision of all banking and credits and investments there must be an end to speculation with other people's money, and there must be provision for an adequate but sound currency.
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But the challenge is always the same - whether each generation facing its own circumstances can summon the practical devotion to attain and retain that greatest good for the greatest number which this government of the people was created to ensure.
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We all know that books burn, yet we have the greater knowledge that books cannot be killed by fire. People die, but books never die. No man and no force can put thought in a concentration camp forever. No man and no force can take from the world the books that embody man's eternal fight against tyranny of every kind.
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I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.
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All of us in all the Americas will be living at the point of a gun.
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People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory.
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It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
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Dealing with the State Department is like watching an elephant become pregnant.
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We, too, born to freedom, and believing in freedom, are willing to fight to maintain freedom. We, and all others who believe as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
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The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.
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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.
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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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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
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There is no group in America that can withstand the force of an aroused public opinion.
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Presidents are selected, not elected.
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The Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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