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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.""The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.""There is a mysterious cycle in human events""Human kindness has never weakened the stamina""When you get to the end of your rope, tie a kn""I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have ma""Repetition does not transform a lie into a tru""Do something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else""It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something""If you treat people right they will treat you right—ninety percent of the 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""There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still""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 its government""To reach a port we must set sail. Sail, not tie at anchor. Sail, not drift""I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues""The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea""Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy""We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon""In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved""Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists"