Presidential Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

17 Presidential quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s seventeen statements on the presidency capture his resolve during crisis and his belief in government’s role in citizens’ lives. The collection offers a concise glimpse of his enduring influence.

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

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We must be the great arsenal of Democracy.

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We can afford all that we need; but we can not afford all [that] we want.

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The public schools shall be free from sectarian influences and, above all, free from any attitude of hostility to the adherents of…

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

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

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

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Goods produced under conditions which do not meet a rudimentary standard to decency should be regarded as contraband and not allowed to…

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

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The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in Government than in politics.…

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Freedom of conscience, of education, of speech, of assembly are among the very fundamentals of democracy and all of them would be…

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It is to the real advantage of every producer, every manufacturer and every merchant to cooperate in the improvement of working conditions,…

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The lessons of religious toleration - a toleration which recognizes complete liberty of human thought, liberty of conscience - is one which,…

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I pledge you, pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of…

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

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I read in a newspaper that I was to be received with all the honors customarily rendered to a foreign ruler. I…

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

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

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Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent.

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'Peace on earth, good will toward men' - democracy must cling to that message. For it is my deep conviction that democracy cannot live…

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I have seen war ... I hate war.

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I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen men…

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All of our people all over the country-except the pure-blooded Indians-are immigrants or descendants of immigrants, including even those who came over here on…

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