Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins of the warm-hearted in different scales

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Justice Quotes, Mistakes Quotes, Presidency Quotes, Sin Quotes

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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...

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

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...

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

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

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of...

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or...

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers...

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers...

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.

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the...

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.

Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us...

Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us...