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Franklin D Roosevelt identified patterns in Purpose that most people miss. This collection reveals those insights, each quote preserved with full attribution and context. Use it to sharpen your thinking, spot leverage points, and avoid common mistakes. When Purpose gets complicated, return here for the mental clarity Franklin D Roosevelt would bring to the situation.
"I see an America where factory workers are not mere tools of production, but the partners and the directors of production."
"In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice."
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort."
"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort."
"There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny."
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
"We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out."
"The joy of work is the only thing that will make you happy over the long run."
"The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive."
"Wealth is not the aim of life, but it is an instrument of life."
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