Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes — Page 24

Politician

Philosophical

“The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written.”

Government Democracy United States

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Politician

Determined

“Labor Day symbolizes our determination to achieve an economic freedom for the average man which will give his political freedom realty.”

Men Average Determination

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Confident

“I am a Christian and a Democrat, that's all.”

Christian Democrat

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Hopeful

“This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper.”

Endure Revive

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Courageous

“Private enterprise is ceasing to be free enterprise. Private enterprise, indeed, became too private. It became privileged enterprise, not free enterprise.”

Enterprise Free Enterprise Private Enterprise

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Courageous

“Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us. No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.... we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.”

Long Character Winning

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Adventurous

“The frontier of America is on the Rhine.”

America Frontiers

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Wise

“It has always seemed to me that the best symbol of common sense was a bridge.”

Common Bridges

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Angry

“It is the habit of the unthinking to turn to the illusions of economic magic. These unhappy times call for the building of plans that put their faith once more in the forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid”

Men Magic Pyramids

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Creative

“Research is one of the Nation's very greatest resources and the role of the Federal Government in supporting and stimulating it needs to reexamined.”

Needs Government Roles

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Courageous

“More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars. Yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between Governments. The once powerful malignant Nazi state is crumbling; the Japanese warlords are receiving in their homelands the retribution for which they asked when they attacked Pearl Harbor. But the mere conquest of our enemies is not enough; we must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.”

War Powerful Peace

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Angry

“All safe deposit boxes in banks or financial institutions have been sealed... and may only be opened in the presence of an agent of the I.R.S.”

Safe Depression Agents

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