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"We Americans have many grave problems to solve, many threatening evils to fight, and many deeds to do, if, as we hope and believe, we have the wisdom, the strength, and the courage and the virtue to do them. But we must face facts as they are. We must neither surrender ourselves to a foolish optimism, nor succumb to a timid and ignoble pessimism."
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"The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart."
"Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart."
"The absence of even rough agreement on the facts puts every opinion on equal footing and therefore eliminates the basis for thoughtful compromise. It rewards not those who are right, but those - like the White House press office - who can make their arguments most loudly, most frequently, most obstinately, and with the best backdrop."
"I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president - with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR, and Lincoln - just in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. But, you know, but when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do. And we're gonna keep on at it."
"It is remarkable that jealousy of individual property in land often goes along with very exaggerated doctrines of tribal or national property in land."
"As for us, during twenty years' reign, we have known much bitterness."
"Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves."
"Nothing lasts longer than a temporary government program."
"Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago."
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"It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things."
"The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and defeats."
"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty.""
"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official."
"A people without children would face a hopeless future, a country without trees is almost as helpless."
"Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted, if there is to be room for healthy growth."
"The human body has two ends on it: one to create with and one to sit on. Sometimes people get their ends reversed. When this happens they need a kick in the seat of the pants."
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