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I am a huge admirer of Franklin Roosevelt's, and I believe social security has done untold good in alleviating the once-widespread issue of poverty…

— Jon Meacham

The promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-generational compact that rewards hard work and provides retirement security.

— Christine Pelosi

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has…

— Steve Israel

The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths…

— Arthur Hertzberg

“Franklin D. Roosevelt became the architect of the American welfare state. However, Roosevelt was concerned that the institution he was fostering would not live…

— Nima Sanandaji

President Roosevelt, the author of Social Security, was the first to suggest that, in order to provide for the country's retirement needs, Social Security…

— John Doolittle

Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in a different era, and with a different set of…

— Ginny Brown-Waite

Franklin D. Roosevelt was fortunate: He didn't take office until nearly four years after the Wall Street crash, by which time the Republicans' responsibility…

— Tina Brown

I regret that we weren't able to reform Social Security. The fact that we weren't able to when we had majorities in the House…

— George W. Bush

My dad came out of the Roosevelt era and the Depression. One person and one party made a difference in his life. That's what…

— Richard M. Daley

I think it's very important not to confuse the importance of dealing with Social Security in the long term with these short-term deficit reduction…

— Anonymous