Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The Constitution of the United States was created by the people of the United States expressing their combined wisdom."

"A nation is not in danger from bad laws but from the neglect of good ones."

"I am a believer in the power of positive thinking."

"You have to take risks to accomplish anything worthwhile."

"Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force."

"In our personal ambitions we are all Americans."

"Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal if odd bits are omitted."

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror."

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

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have little."

"There are as many opinions as there are experts."

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."

"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of effort."

"A true patriot does not confuse government's interests with country's interests."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"In these days of difficulty, we Americans everywhere must and shall choose the path of social justice."

"More important than the machinery of government is the character of those who govern."

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."

"The only way to get back on your feet is to get off your bottom."

"Frankness and honesty make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway."

"We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle."

"The truth is found when men are free to pursue it."

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself and the policies of my opponents."

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

"The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes."

"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."

"Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society."