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Biography And Quotes Of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President Of The United States
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This quote is commonly attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, but there is no reliable historical evidence that he actually said or wrote it. Because the attribution is disputed, it should be treated with caution. If used, it is best presented as a quote of uncertain origin rather than as a verified Franklin D. Roosevelt quotation.

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Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.
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Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
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To reach a port, we must sail ? sail, not tie at anchor ? sail, not drift.
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The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
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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 too little.
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Freedom of speech... Freedom of worship... Freedom from want... Freedom from fear.
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We must be the great arsenal of democracy.
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Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
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Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
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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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