Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party for many years as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy. As a dominant leader of the Democratic Party.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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 little.
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.
The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
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.
Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.
To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.
If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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 little.
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.
We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.
The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
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.
Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.
To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail, not drift.
If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.
I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.
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