Franklin D. Roosevelt on Conservatives

"A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward."
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (born on this date in 1882)

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January 28, 2014

“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.”– Franklin D. Roosevelt (born on this date in 1882)

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