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

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

Selfishness is the only real atheism; aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion.

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 only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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...

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...

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....

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

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

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...

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.

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...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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....

Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been...

Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been...

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...

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen...

If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if fifteen...

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

Good things, when short, are twice as good.

The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since...

The Internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since...