I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of...

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still...

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't...

We do our best that we know how at the moment, and if it doesn't...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and...

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be...

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921...

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of...

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.