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

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Franklin D Roosevelt Quotes

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...

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

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...

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...

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to...

I hope that your committee will not permit doubt as to constitutionality, however reasonable, to...

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,...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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 -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror...

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...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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...

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...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to...

It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to...

If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would...

If I were starting life over again, I am inclined to think that I would...

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.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

There are as many opinions as there are experts.

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature....

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature....