We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding, the confidence, and the courage which flow from conviction.

Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt

Topics: Confidence Quotes

War is a contagion.

War is a contagion.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in...

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...

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers...

No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers...

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...

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...

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we now know that it...

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 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...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

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

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

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

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...

The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial...

The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial...

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...

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all...

What was taken by force, can only be restored by force.

What was taken by force, can only be restored by force.

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...