Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.

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

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and Senators and Congressmen and Government officials but the voters of this country.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

What America needs now is a drink.

If you hold your fire until you see the whites of his eyes, you will never know what hit you.

The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."

A great man left a watchword that we can well repeat: "There is no indispensable man"

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to block the suggested legislation

A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept informed and alert, that must know itself, that understands the hopes and needs of its neighbors - all the other nations that live within the narrowing circle of the world

Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.

Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much.

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

The trade agreement which I had the privilege of signing with your Prime Minister last autumn is tangible evidence of the desire of the people of both countries to practice what they preach when they speak of the good neighbor. In the solution of the grave problems that face the world today, frank dealing, cooperation and a spirit of give and take between nations is more important than ever before.

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

New ideas can be good and bad, just the same as old ones.

We do not see faith, hope, and charity as unattainable ideals, but we use them as stout supports of a nation fighting the fight for freedom in a modern civilization.

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits. These dark days will be worth all they cost us if they teach us that our true destiny is not to be ministered unto but to minister to ourselves and to our fellow men.

All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service.

Do Something._x000D_ If it works, do more of it._x000D_ If it doesn't,_x000D_ do something else.

I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work...More important, however, than the material gains will be the moral and spiritual value of such work.