677 Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

O Lord, give us faith. Give us faith in Thee; faith in our sons; faith in each other; faith in our united crusade. Let not the keeness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment -- let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.

No realistic American can expect from a dictator's peace international generosity, or return of true independence, or world disarmament, or freedom of expression, or freedom of religion, or even good business. Such a peace would bring no security for us or for our neighbors. Those, who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.

Organized money hates me--and I welcome their hatred!

Great power involves great responsibility

Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society.

Modern civilization has become so complex and the lives of civilized men so interwoven with the lives of other men in other countries as to make it impossible to be in this world and not of it.

The presidency is not merely an administrative office...It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.

Men and nature must work hand in hand. The throwing out of balance of the resources of nature throws out of balance also the lives of men.