There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.
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I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments.Franklin D. Roosevelt
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.
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Self-help and self-control are the essence of the American tradition
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Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.
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The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profits
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The civilization of the past 100 years, with its startling industrial changes, has tended more and more to make life insecure. Young people have come to wonder what would be their lot when they came to old age. The man with a job has wondered how long the job would last.
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