Nations Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

This nation asks for action, and action now.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Research is one of the Nation's very greatest resources and the role of the Federal Government in supporting and stimulating it needs…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that it have free and independent labor unions.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

In a democratic nation, power must be linked with responsibility, and obliged to defend and justify itself within the framework of the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We do not see faith, hope, and charity as unattainable ideals, but we use them as stout supports of a nation fighting…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The driving force of a nation lies in its spiritual purpose, made effective by free, tolerant but unremitting national will.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

In the formative days of the Republic, the directing influence the Bible exercised upon the fathers of the Nation is conspicuously evident.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

In the field of world policy; I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one party or one nation. It must be a…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions-bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality.…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Presidency is not merely an administrative office. Thats the least of it. It is more than an engineering job, efficient or…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

'Peace on earth, good will toward men' - democracy must cling to that message. For it is my deep conviction that democracy…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I am ... willing to make it clear that American foreign policy must uphold the sanctity of international treaties. That is the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Do not confuse objectives with methods. When the nation becomes substantially united in favor of planning the broad objectives of civilization, then…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

This great nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Of course we will continue to work for cheaper electricity in the homes and on the farms of America; for better and…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

My fellow Americans: Last night when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We have our difficulties, true; but we are a wiser and a tougher nation than we were in 1932. Never have there…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

It seems to me that the dedication of a library is an act of faith. To bring together the resources of the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The trade agreement which I had the privilege of signing with your Prime Minister last autumn is tangible evidence of the desire…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Our policy is to give all possible material aid to the nations that still resist aggression across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

There comes a time in the affairs of men when they must prepare to defend not their homes alone but the tenets…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

If the Nation is living within its income, its credit is good. If, in some crises, it lives beyond its income for…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

All free peoples are deeply impressed by the courage and steadfastness of the Greek nation.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Friendship among nations, as among individuals, calls for constructive efforts to muster the forces of humanity in order that an atmosphere of…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation, without reckoning with the place the Bible has occupied…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other nations…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

On both sides of the line, we are so accustomed to an undefended boundary three thousand miles long that we are inclined…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

All work undertaken should be useful - not just for a day, or a year, but useful in the sense that it…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Social Security Act offers to all our citizens a workable and working method of meeting urgent present needs and of forestalling…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

We are not isolationists except in so far as we seek to isolate ourselves completely from war. Yet we must remember that…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

The constant free flow of communication amount us-enabling the free interchange of ideas-forms the very bloodstream of our nation. It keeps the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic,…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Our national debt after all is an internal debt owed not only by the Nation but to the Nation. If our children…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept informed and alert, that must know itself,…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

If civilization is to survive, the principles of the Prince of Peace must be restored. Shattered trust between nations must be revived.…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt