Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTHuman kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe presidency is not merely an administrative office. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe motto of war is: “Let the strong survive; let the weak die.” The motto of peace is: “Let the strong help the weak to survive.”
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTWe may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThere are as many opinions as there are experts.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTLet us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTHitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTRules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTThe Democratic Party will live and continue to receive the support of the majority of Americans just so long as it remains a liberal party.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTDo Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn’t, do something else.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTIt is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTRemember you are just an extra in everyone else’s play.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTAn election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two or more national parties which merely have different names but are as alike in their principles and aims as peas in the same pod.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTCourage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT