Inspirational Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Necessitous men are not free men.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The real safeguard of democracy is education.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The frontier of America is on the Rhine.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have seen war ... I hate war.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Failure is not an American habit.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

What America needs now is a drink,

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.”

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Above all, try something

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We have nothing to fear but missing our massage appointment time

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Okay, you've convinced me. Now go out there and bring pressure on me.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The core of our defense is the faith we have in the institutions we defend.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

A good leader can't get too far ahead of his followers.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

All private plans, all private lives, have been in a sense repealed by an overriding public danger.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Peace, like war, can succeed only where there is a will to enforce it, and where there is available power to enforce…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We know now that government by organized money is just as dangerous as government by organized mob.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We must be the great arsenal of Democracy.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

To reach a port we must set sail

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Forests are the lungs of our land…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lord, reform Thy world, beginning with me.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have a terrific pain in the back of my head.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Books cannot be killed by fire.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Tell that to the Marines!

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have a terrific headache.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We are going to tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat,

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Do the best you can do and wait the results in peace.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

What I seek is the highest possible batting average.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt