“The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism -- ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.... Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in history is growing.”
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“True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
Freedom”
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Freedom”
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“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.”
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“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.”
― Looking Forward
― Looking Forward
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