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Quotes from Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act — Franklin D. Roosevelt

1882–1945

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There can be no constitutional democracy in any community which denies to the individual his freedom to speak and worship as he wishes.

Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

Without question it starts us toward a better standard of living and increases purchasing power to buy the products of farm and factory.

Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

In nine cases out of ten the speaker or writer who, seeking to influence public opinion, descends from calm argument to unfair blows hurts himself more than his opponent.

Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

I should be far more concerned about the general attitude of a candidate toward present day problems and his own inward desire to get practical needs attended to in a practical way.

Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

Government cannot take a holiday of a year, a month, or even a day just because a few people are tired or frightened by the inescapable pace of this modern world in which we live.

Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.

Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

Two Chinese coolies were arguing heatedly in the midst of a crowd. A stranger expressed surprise that no blows were being struck. His Chinese friend replied: "The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out."

Fireside Chat in the night before signing the Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Franklin D. Roosevelt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.