“The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.”
Government“No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.”
Government“The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.”
Government“It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present.”
Time“There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.”
Good“War is a contagion.”
War“Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921 to 1939 were caused by payments for past, present, and future wars.”
Future“Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.”
Future“If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.”
Time“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”
Men“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
Happiness“If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.”
Peace“Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.”
Men“The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.”
Great“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Fear“Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.”
Business“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.”
History“The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.”
Men“One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.”
Best“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.”
Good“We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.”
Great“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
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