Edward Bulwer-Lytton Quotes


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. Franklin D. Roosevelt Power 1,479
Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself. Franklin D. Roosevelt Vanity 1,381
Presidents are selected not elected. Franklin D. Roosevelt Democracy 885
I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war. Franklin D. Roosevelt Uncategorized 372
Taxes, are the dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society. Franklin D. Roosevelt Taxation 287
No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities. Franklin D. Roosevelt Minorities 275
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. Franklin D. Roosevelt Kindness 235
Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors. If those taxes are excessive, they are reflected in idle factories, tax-sold farms and in hordes of hungry people, tramping the streets and seeking jobs in vain. Franklin D. Roosevelt Taxes 220
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. Franklin D. Roosevelt American 198
I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. Franklin D. Roosevelt American 172
never before have we had so little time in which to do so much. Franklin D. Roosevelt Time 156
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. Franklin D. Roosevelt Ask 152
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. Franklin D. Roosevelt Bad 141
The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea. Franklin D. Roosevelt Lost 137
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. Franklin D. Roosevelt Future 128
Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. Franklin D. Roosevelt Necessarily 126
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. Franklin D. Roosevelt Politics 125
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. Franklin D. Roosevelt Beginning 124
To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift. Franklin D. Roosevelt Anchor 112
It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose. Franklin D. Roosevelt Government 109
A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted-in the air. Franklin D. Roosevelt Politics 107
We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out. Franklin D. Roosevelt Society 107
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. Franklin D. Roosevelt Government 106
The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt Conservation 105
Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection. Franklin D. Roosevelt Affection 105
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. Franklin D. Roosevelt Intelligence 105
The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. Franklin D. Roosevelt Government 105
Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country. Franklin D. Roosevelt Business 103
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt Future 99
When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike you, do not wait until he has struck before you crush him. Franklin D. Roosevelt Actions 99
I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. Franklin D. Roosevelt America 98
Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrations and revolutionists. Franklin D. Roosevelt Ancestry 97
So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear 96
Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion. Franklin D. Roosevelt Religion 96
The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate.. Any nation or group of nations which employs hatred eventually is torn to pieces by hatred... Franklin D. Roosevelt Love 93
We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want. The fourth is freedom from fear. Franklin D. Roosevelt Freedom 85
We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Franklin D. Roosevelt Self 84
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. Franklin D. Roosevelt 84
Peace, like charity, begins at home. Franklin D. Roosevelt Peace 84
No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned. Franklin D. Roosevelt education 84
There is nothing I love as much as a good fight. Franklin D. Roosevelt Fight 84
Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men. Franklin D. Roosevelt Government 83
On this tenth day of June, 1940, the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor. Franklin D. Roosevelt 82
It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present. Franklin D. Roosevelt Bring 82
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach. Franklin D. Roosevelt Empty 82
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear 81
I do not believe in communism any more than you do but there is nothing wrong with the Communists in this country; several of the best friends I have got are Communists. Franklin D. Roosevelt 81
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt Persistence 79
Slowly, and in spite of anything we Americans do or do not do, it looks a little as if you and some other good people are going to have to answer the old question of whether you want to keep your country unshackled by taking even more definite steps to do so Franklin D. Roosevelt War 77
...let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear. . .is fear itself. . .nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. Franklin D. Roosevelt Fear 75

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