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Barack Obama1 quote
The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security, these things do not sap our initiative, they strengthen us. They do not make us a nation of takers; they free us to take the risks that make this country great. — Barack Obama · 2013Franklin D. Roosevelt1 quote
The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization. We may now restore that temple to the ancient truths. The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profit. — Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1933Lyndon B. Johnson1 quote
This Nation--this generation--in this hour, has man's first chance to build the Great Society--a place where the meaning of man's life matches the marvels of man's labor. — Lyndon B. Johnson · 1964