To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Principles Quotes

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are...

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are...

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....

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of...

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another....

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another....

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.

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

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

Peace, like charity, begins at home

Peace, like charity, begins at home

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

An election cannot give a country a firm sense of direction if it has two...

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...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant...

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

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

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

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

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

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is...

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.

Liberty is the breath of life to nations.