“But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings.”
Men“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.”
Good“But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings.”
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“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“There is nothing I love as much as a good fight.”
Good“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.”
Freedom“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Politics“It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present.”
Time“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”
Strength“More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.”
War“I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.”
Intelligence“If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.”
Work“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“We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.”
Society“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“Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.”
Faith“Selfishness is the only real atheism aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.”
Religion“I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.”
Good“The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.”
Men“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“The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart.”
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