"Presidents are selected, not elected." — Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Presidents are selected, not elected."

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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383 Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt has 383 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no…
My own party can succeed at the polls only so long as it continues to be the party of militant…
The liberal party is a party which believes that, as new conditions an problems arise beyond the power of men…
Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows.
For three long years I have been going up and down this country preaching that government . . . costs…
Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors. If those taxes are excessive, they are reflected in…
To bring about government by oligarchy, masquerading as democracy, it is fundamentally essential that practically all authority and control be…
We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.
All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who…
We have nothing to fear but fear itself.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than…

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The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government. — Joe Arpaio
They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this… — Chinua Achebe
I voted for Obama and I was delighted that he's been elected. — Bill Ayers
For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to… — Michelle Bachelet
Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines. — Alec Baldwin
If Barack Obama is elected, I'll be moving out of the country. — Stephen Baldwin
For the record, I believe elected officials should talk about faith. Our founders believed the moral principles of faith were… — Gary Bauer
Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with… — Evan Bayh
I believe if a private citizen is able to affect public opinion in a constructive way he doesn't have to… — Warren Beatty
When the American people elected Barack Obama and large Democrat majorities, the die was cast. ObamaCare was coming. Popular or… — Bob Beauprez
Obliging elected Democrats willingly pander to the radical lefties who elevated them to their throne. — Bob Beauprez

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