Franklin D. Roosevelt

"There is required a long view of the future and a willingness to sacrifice short-time benefits for long-time gains."

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself, and the possibility that we might not do anything about it."

"Great achievements require great ambition."

"The only rule for a political leader is to do nothing that is wrong."

"We know that enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom."

"Let us unite those who believe in the cause of human progress."

"The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort but where they stand in times of challenge."

"I had done nothing to merit the loss of my freedom."

"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another."

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never tries anything new."

"Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion."

"I stand humbled and grateful for the loyalty of our friends."

"The old order changeth, yielding place to new."

"We cannot live only unto ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men."

"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely."

"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a nation keenly alive to the duty of the government to think for social justice."

"A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car but if he has a university education he may steal the whole railroad."

"The great achievements of history have been made by men who dared to believe that something inside themselves was superior to circumstances."

"There is no greater satisfaction than moving forward with purpose and conviction."

"The only privilege which should set apart the scholar from other men is the privilege of greater devotion to duty."

"In the heart of the great depression, we learned that survival depends on mutual aid."

"A passionate belief in something is the beginning of all great achievements."

"We believe that social bonds are indissoluble, that all men are brothers."

"The strongest nation is one where its people possess the strongest character."

"Let us be frank about one thing: the only limits to our realization of tomorrow are our doubts of today."

"I believe in the forgotten man, the man at the bottom of the economic pyramid."

"Moral power is probably the greatest force on the earth."

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

"All that we can do is our duty."

"The arch-conservatives are the greatest destroyers when they mindlessly oppose all change."