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To us there has come a time, in the midst of swift happenings, to pause for a moment and take stock - to recall what our place in history has been, and to rediscover what we are and what we may be. If we do not, we risk the real peril of inaction.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
We have undertaken a new order of things; yet we progress to it under the framework and in the spirit and intent of the American Constitution. We have proceeded throughout the Nation a measurable distance on the road toward this new order.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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If there is anyone who still wonders why this war is being fought, let him look to Norway. If there is anyone who has any delusions that this war could have been averted, let him look to Norway; and if there is anyone who doubts the democratic will to win, again I say, let him look to Norway.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
To a great extent the achievements of invention, of mechanical and of artistic creation, must of necessity, and rightly, be individual rather than governmental. It is the self-reliant pioneer in every enterprise who beats the path along which American civilization has marched. Such individual effort is the glory of America.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
In the days and in the years that are to come we shall work for a just and honorable peace, a durable peace, as today we work and fight for total victory in war. We can and we will achieve such a peace.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Eight years ago, when the life of this Republic seemed frozen by a fatalistic terror, we proved that this is not true. We were in the midst of shock - but we acted. We acted quickly, boldly, decisively.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
In the face of great perils never before encountered, our strong purpose is to protect and to perpetuate the integrity of democracy. For this we muster the spirit of America, and the faith of America. We do not retreat. We are not content to stand still. As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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On this tenth day of June, 1940, the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
I don't mind telling you in confidence that I am keeping in fairly close touch with that admirable Italian gentleman.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
I don't want to see a single war millionaire created in the United States as a result of this world disaster.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
It seems to be unfortunately true that the epidemic of world lawlessness is spreading. When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread, the community approves and joins in a quarantine of the patients in order to protect the health of the community against the spread of the disease.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
I'm just afraid that I may not have the strength to do this job. After you leave me tonight, Jimmy, I am going to pray. I am going to pray that God will help me, that he will give me the strength and the guidance to do this job and to do it right. I hope that you will pray for me, too, Jimmy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
We must be the great arsenal of Democracy.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments.
Franklin D. Roosevelt -
In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else we all go down.
Franklin D. Roosevelt