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Our government is based on the belief that a people can be both strong and free, that civilized men need no restraint but that imposed by themselves against abuse of freedom.
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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The driving force of a nation lies in its spiritual purpose, made effective by free, tolerant but unremitting national will.
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No greater blessing could come to our land today than a revival of the spirit of religion. I doubt if there is any problem in the world today -- social, political, or economic -- that would not find happy solution if approached in the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount.
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Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
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Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation.
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The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation .
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Coming to grips with the reality that our planet is not the only one harboring intelligent life the universe.
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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
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