I am a registered Democrat who is determined to return my party to the proletarian principles of the Franklin D. Roosevelt era. — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
People have always said - those words, 'too conservative,' is fairly relative. I'm sure that they probably said that about Thomas Jefferson… — Sharron Angle Copy Share Image
Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
I grew up in a household in which we had a clock that we won at Revere Beach during the Depression -… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
In Franklin Roosevelt there died the greatest American friend we have ever known - and the greatest champion of freedom who has… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Why does it [government] always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels? — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
My prose style at this time was a stomach-twisting blend of the Bible, Carl Sandburg, H.L. Mencken, Jeffrey Farnol, Christopher Morley, Samuel… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
Well, in Washington, this is a very hard time for Eleanor and Franklin. This is when Lucy Mercer first appears. And Lucy… — Blanche Wiesen Cook Copy Share Image
From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin, she [Whitney… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
I was living in Gainesville, Florida, and our babysitter brought over the soundtrack to The Who's "Tommy" - not the actual record… — John Vanderslice Copy Share Image
Sandra Day O'Connor - once she said that there are - there were no public schools in America until the 18th century,… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
Effective leaders at a high level tend to be skilled actors. Franklin Roosevelt is said to have to quipped, on being introduced… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
For years, I've had a hankering for the portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis. Franklin is credited with so many inventions:… — Jon Bon Jovi Copy Share Image
There's a strong nativist tradition - saying, "we have to protect ourselves" - that comes from the founding of the country. If… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
You can read it in history books now, but they often suppress the fact that the U.S. government tolerated [Nazi]. It's really… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Puns are little "plays on words" that a certain breed of person loves to spring on you and then look at you… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
Amy gritted her teeth. "King Louis XVI even put Franklin's picture on a chamber pot!" Jonah looked at his dad. "Do we… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
If you read our Founding Fathers, people like Benjamin Franklin and Jefferson - what we're doing now in this country is making… — Rick Santelli Copy Share Image
To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the… — Mark McCormack Copy Share Image
Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates,… — Robert Hormats Copy Share Image
“Franklin embraced the idea that the new nation could survive only if the people who lived in it were virtuous.” — Alexander Kennedy Copy Share Image
Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought… — Pete du Pont Copy Share Image
This nation has gotten away from the principles of the founding fathers under the failed leadership of Barack Obama. This country could… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
Myrnin turned away to pick up his Ben Franklin spectacles, balanced them on his nose, and looked over them to say, "Don't… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, others, knew how to lead. They knew how to ask the American people for the right things. — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The measure of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, but whether, as… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
I think Democrats made a mistake running away from liberalism. Liberalism, uh, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John and Robert Kennedy - that's… — Theodore C. Sorensen Copy Share Image
Especially when I first really started to work with Kenneth and Franklin, who had been in space already. And so, they were… — Philippe Perrin Copy Share Image
It was really wonderful playing with Aretha [ Franklin]. I knew that she knew what she was doing, so all I had… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
There was the Missile Crisis, but one can't attribute to the [J.F.] Kennedy years anything like the problems that [Franklin] Roosevelt stood… — John Kenneth Galbraith Copy Share Image
Once again, Kirk Franklin takes the church beyond the traditional, transitioning his life's experiences into life lessons. Clearly there is more to… — T. D. Jakes Copy Share Image
If Obama's vision of the public sector is socialism, then so too were the visions of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman,… — Jeff Greenfield Copy Share Image
Here lay the political genius of Franklin Roosevelt: that in his own time he knew what were the questions that had to… — Walter Lippmann Copy Share Image
My aspirations for this country would be on the scope of what Franklin Roosevelt brought to this country in 1932 when he… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
Franklin said once in one of his inspired flights of malignity-- Early to bed and early to rise Make a man healthy… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Well, at the time, we certainly regarded them [Elianor and Franklin Roosevelt] as partners. We did not know what has since come… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
Director Ken Burns revealed that his next documentary is about Franklin Roosevelt, and it's fourteen hours long...which sounds like too much, until… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
And he [Franklin Roosevelt] got the votes of every southern white voting state in the country and wouldn't have been elected president… — William A. Rusher Copy Share Image
The real issue, as far as Democrats are concerned, is the number of people receiving something from the government. This is exactly… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
When I look at Franklin Roosevelt's leadership, I think the most important quality he had during the Depression and the war was… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
![“Why does it [government] always crucify Christ, and excommunicate Copernicus and Luther, and pronounce Washington and Franklin rebels?” quote by Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/023/henry-david-thoreau-20_christ_why-does-it-government-always-crucify-ch_2832211.jpg)
![“From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin, she [Whitney Houston] inherited gifts for skillfully interpreting lyrics and endowing them with new depth and jeweled nuance.” quote by Aberjhani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/801/aberjhani-1814_cousin_from-her-gospel-singing-mother-cissy-hou_3083965.jpg)
![“You can read it in history books now, but they often suppress the fact that the U.S. government tolerated [Nazi]. It's really remarkable because they claim that [Franklin] Roosevelt was impeded by the Neutrality Act. On the other hand, he bitterly condemned a Mexican businessman for sending…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b5/noam-chomsky-42_book_you-can-read-it-in-history-books-now-but_2812980.jpg)
![“It was really wonderful playing with Aretha [ Franklin]. I knew that she knew what she was doing, so all I had to do was sit in the background and vamp a little bit.” quote by Condoleezza Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/150/condoleezza-rice-807_backgrounds_it-was-really-wonderful-playing-with-are_3232516.jpg)
![“There was the Missile Crisis, but one can't attribute to the [J.F.] Kennedy years anything like the problems that [Franklin] Roosevelt stood over and surmounted.” quote by John Kenneth Galbraith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6c6/john-kenneth-galbraith-643_attributes_there-was-the-missile-crisis-but-one-can_2866567.jpg)
![“Well, at the time, we certainly regarded them [Elianor and Franklin Roosevelt] as partners. We did not know what has since come out about the difficulties of their marital life, or the problems that Franklin gave Eleanor and his mother gave Eleanor, in many respects. We didn't know much about that.” quote by William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb9/william-a-rusher-20922_difficulty_well-at-the-time-we-certainly-regarded-t_2793348.jpg)
![“And he [Franklin Roosevelt] got the votes of every southern white voting state in the country and wouldn't have been elected president once, let alone four times, if he hadn't. Now, at the same time he acquired over the years a reputation for being sympathetic to blacks, and he got their votes…” quote by William A. Rusher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/937/william-a-rusher-20922_country_and-he-franklin-roosevelt-got-the-votes_3026350.jpg)
