Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes — Page 22

Politician

Wise

“The creed of our democracy is that liberty is acquired and kept by men and women who are strong and self-reliant, and possessed of such wisdom as God gives mankind - men and women who are just, and understanding, and generous to others - men and women who are capable of disciplining themselves. For they are the rulers and they must rule themselves.”

Men Self Strong

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Politician

Grateful

“The essential qualities of a true Pan Americanism must be the same as those which constitute a good neighbor; namely, mutual understanding, and through such understanding, a sympathetic appeciation of the other's point of view. It is only in this manner that we can hope to build up a system of which confidence, friendship, and good will are the cornerstones.”

Views Understanding Quality

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Hopeful

“The fundamental idea...is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us.”

People Country Ideas

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Wise

“The future lies with those wise political leaders who realize that the great public is interested more in Government than in politics. The growing independence of voters, after all, has been proven by the votes in every Presidential election since my childhood and the tendency, frankly, is on the increase.”

Lying Government Wise

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Motivated

“The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. The millions who are in want will not stand by silently forever while the things to satisfy their needs are within easy reach.”

Country Mistake Wisdom

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Funny

“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.”

Years Heart Depression

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Grateful

“There is nothing so American as our national parks. The scenery and the wildlife are native. The fundamental idea behind the parks is native. It is, in brief, that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us. The parks stand as the outward symbal of the great human principle.”

People Country Ideas

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Courageous

“There comes a time in the affairs of men when they must prepare to defend not their homes alone but the tenets of faith and humanity on which their churches, their governments and their very foundations are set. The defense of religion, of democracy and of good faith among nations is all the same fight. To save one, we must now make up our minds to save all.”

Men Home Fighting

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Hopeful

“The ultimate victory of tomorrow is democracy, and through democracy with education, for no people in all the world can be kept eternally ignorant or eternally enslaved.”

People Education Carpe Diem

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Hopeful

“Prosperous farmers mean more employment, more prosperity for the workers and the business men of every industrial area in the whole country.”

Men Mean Country

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Optimistic

“In the field of world policy; I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.”

World Fields Presidential

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Happy

“Happiness is not merely money, which is fun for effort and achievement”

Fun Effort Achievement

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