Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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...

But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay...

But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay...

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

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.

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...

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us....

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from...

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

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.

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and...

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further,...

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further,...

A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept...

A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

The test of our progress is not whether we add to the abundance of those...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true...

Following all the rules leaves a completed checklist. Following your heart achieves a completed you.

Following all the rules leaves a completed checklist. Following your heart achieves a completed you.