Workers Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

8 Workers quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

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If you’re seeking a brief, historic view of labor, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s eight brief thoughts can provide a quick, grounded glimpse. His straightforward tone makes each line easy to relate to modern workforce discussions.

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A serf-supporting and self-respecting democracy can plead no justification for the existence of child labor, no economic reason for chiseling workers' wages…

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No business which depends for existence on paying *less than living wages* to its workers has any right to continue in this…

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Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors. If those taxes are excessive, they are reflected in idle factories,…

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No greater tragedy exists in modern civilization than the aged, worn-out worker who after a life of ceaseless effort and useful productivity…

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It is to the real advantage of every producer, every manufacturer and every merchant to cooperate in the improvement of working conditions,…

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Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.

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The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.

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In my Inaugural I laid down the simple proposition that nobody is going to starve in this country. It seems to me…

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In a democratic nation, power must be linked with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within the framework of the general good.

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Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent.

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'Peace on earth, good will toward men' - democracy must cling to that message. For it is my deep conviction that democracy cannot live…

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I have seen war ... I hate war.

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I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen men…

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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on…

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