Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Necessitous men are not free men."

"The true conservative seeks to protect the system of private property and free enterprise by correcting such injustices and inequities as arise from it."

"Leisure and cultural life produce inspiration and idealism."

"Books cannot be killed by fire."

"We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms."

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

"Great dangers can be overcome by the people themselves when they are free to act."

"Nor is it enough to clothe and feed the body of this nation, and instruct and inform its mind."

"The business of America is business."

"I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made."

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

"A good man cannot be down on his luck."

"I believe in practical religion."

"There are many ways in which a man can serve his country."

"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

"The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man or one party or one nation."

"If we can boondoggle ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come."

"We cannot ask a man to go along with us unless we have his confidence."

"The great public is generally willing to listen."

"I have faith in the American people."

"Politics is the science of who gets what, when, and why."

"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms."

"There is a mysterious cycle in human events."

"The test of our individual loyalty is not the avoidance of offense to authoritarianism but how we face up to economic, political, and moral challenges of our time."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

"Everybody has to be someplace."

"I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people."

"The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people."

"I think we consider the people of this nation, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of their countrymen."