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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7

Book by Franklin D. Roosevelt · 4 quotes · Democracy, Ifs, Liberty

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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1938, Volume 7 Quotes

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”

“The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.”