Air Quote by Franklin D. Roosevelt

“A Radical is a man with both feet firmly planted--in the air. A Conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however,…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

A radical is one of whom people say ''He goes too far.'' A conservative, on the other hand, is one who ''doesn't go far…

— Woodrow Wilson

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who won't go…

— Woodrow Wilson

A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

If a man is right, he can't be too radical; if he is wrong, he can't be too conservative.

— Josh Billings

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

— Leo Rosten

A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted-in the air.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

A man who has both feet planted firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal as opposed to the conservative, who has…

— Jacques Barzun

I call myself a radical conservative. What's that? Well, let's analyze it. Go to the dictionary. Radical: One who gets to the roots of…

— Studs Terkel

A radical is one who speaks the truth.

— Charles August Lindbergh

The opposite of liberal is stingy. The opposite of radical is superficial. The opposite of conservative is destructive. So I declare that I am…

— R. A. Lafferty

A Liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands at the behest-at the command-of his head.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt