Quotes By Franklin Roosevelt

Unless the peace that follows recognizes that the whole world is one neighborhood and does justice to the whole human race, the germs of another world war will remain as a constant threat to mankind.

The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man, or one party, or one nation...it must be a peace which rests on the cooperative effort of the whole world.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

My friends, judge me by the enemies I have made.

If the country is to flourish, capital must be invested in enterprise. But those who seek to draw upon other people's money must be wholly candid regarding the facts on which the investor's judgment is asked.

Forests require many years to mature; consequently the long point of view is necessary if the forests are to be maintained for the good of our country.

No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of its minorities.

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.

Throughout the world, change is the order of the day.

All work undertaken should be useful - not just for a day, or a year, but useful in the sense that it affords permanent improvement in living conditions or that it creates future new wealth for the Nation.

An American Government cannot permit Americans to starve.

Many causes produce war. There are ancient hatreds, turbulent frontiers, the "legacy of old forgotten, far-off things, and battles long ago." There are new-born fanaticisms. Convictions on the part of certain peoples that they have become the unique depositories of ultimate truth and right.

I don't want to see a single war millionaire created in the United States as a result of this world disaster.

If the spirit of God is not in us, and if we will not prepare to give all that we have and all that we are to preserve Christian civilization in our land, we shall go to destruction.

We defend and we build a way of life, not for America alone, but for all mankind.

The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live.

If you treat people right they will treat you right - ninety percent of the time.

To reach a port we must set sail - Sail, not tie at anchor. Sail, not drift.

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.