It is a matter of humiliation to the Nation that there should not be on our statute books provision to meet and partially to atone for cruel misfortune when it comes upon a man through no fault of his own while faithfully serving the public.
Message to Congress on Worker's Compensation
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I deeply appreciate your letter, and I realize to the full the heavy responsibility it puts upon me.
I speak of the men of the past partly that they may be honored by our praise of them, but more that they may serve as examples for the future.
The good citizen will demand liberty for himself, and as a matter of pride, he will see to it that others receive the liberty which he thus claims as his own.
A broken promise is bad enough in private life. It is worse in the field of politics.
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