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

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Force Quotes, Press Quotes, Schools Quotes

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.

In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else...

In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else...

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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,...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a...

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a...

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.

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well...

Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth like the yearning for freedom, lives...

Books may be burned and cities sacked, but truth like the yearning for freedom, lives...

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...

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...

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has...

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.

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...

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The...

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The...

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to...

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to...