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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quote

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

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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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 and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.

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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.

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Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.

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The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

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