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Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition.
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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No business is above Government and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.
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The true conservative is the man who has a real concern for injustices and takes thought against the day of reckoning.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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