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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: Crush He Him Poised See Strike Struck Until Wait You

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There are as many opinions as there are experts.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: Experts Many Opinions

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Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: Allowing Authority Conflicting Force Men Positions Put Them Three Two Ultimate Will Work You

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I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: Am Bitter Cynical Immaturity Less Neither Nor Political Thinking Wish I Am

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It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: Bring Long Long Time Past Present Takes Time Up

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No government can help the destinies of people who insist in putting sectional and class consciousness ahead of general weal.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: Class Consciousness Destinies General Government Help Insist People Putting Who Ahead

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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

Topics: Body Concerned Constitute Education Government Group Knowledge Precisely Prescribe Properly Should True True Education Which

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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.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: Ability Ambition Appetite Assert Continue Earn Great Great Power Greater Him Individual More Obtain Others Power Preferred Proper Recognize Security Some Than Wealth

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Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

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If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come.

~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Topics: American American People Come Depression Going Hearts Ourselves Out People Word Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: January 30th, 1882

Died: April 12th, 1945

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