21 Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt about Men


  • Author Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.

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  • Author Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows.

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  • Author Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted-in the air. A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs, who, however, has never learned to walk forward. A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards. A liberal is a man who uses his legs and hands at the behest of his head.

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  • Author Franklin D. Roosevelt
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    Labor Day symbolizes our determination to achieve an economic freedom for the average man which will give his political freedom realty.

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  • Author Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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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