The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

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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.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

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

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

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

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

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....

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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....

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned...

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

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.

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...

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize

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...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of...

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...

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

The virtues are lost in self-interest as rivers are lost in the sea.

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...