F. D. Roosevelt Quotes
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
There is but one answer to terrorism and it is best delivered with a Winchester rifle.
Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.
I sometimes think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.
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.
In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.
Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home.
I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart and that is softness of head.
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.
Those (who) seek to establish systems of Government based on the regimentation of all Human Beings by a handful of individual rulers...call this a new order. It is not new and it is not order.
When you look fear in the face, you are able to say to yourself, 'I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'
...Since 1775 the United States Marines have upheld a fine tradition of service to their country. They are doing so today. I am confident they will continue to do so.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
When you have decided what you believe, what you feel must be done, have the courage to stand alone and be counted
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.
Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." - Franklin D. Roosevelt
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly.
In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice…, the path of faith, the path of hope, and the path of love toward our fellow man.
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
Give the brethren a chance to do something, anything, no matter how small or unimportant. A brother convinced that he is helpful is enthusiastic.
Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong.
Life brings sorrows and joys alike. It is what a man does with them - not what they do to him - that is the true test of his mettle.
A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man.
Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young.
Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent.
I once had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: no good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
