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

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present.

It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present.

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

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

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.

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...

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored,...

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But...

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't...

Are you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the...

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land,...

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...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

I am never afraid of what I know.

I am never afraid of what I know.