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

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

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,...

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

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...

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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...

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...

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

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

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....

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not...

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...

To reach a port, we must sail - sail, not tie at anchor - sail,...

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than...

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather...

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.

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...

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American...

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American...

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...

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...

In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what...

In Switzerland they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what...

It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have...

It is, however, well known that the main national liberation organizations in this country have...

The elective system offered a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression...

The elective system offered a bewildering freedom of choice, leaving some graduates with the impression...