We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war.

I believe that we are going to get along very well with him [Josef Stalin] and the Russian people - very well indeed.

On the European Front the most important development of the past year has been the crushing offensive of the Great Armies of Russia...

The hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.

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.

As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed.

I've fired my last shot. I think I should have another round in my belt.

December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy.

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921 to 1939 were caused by payments for past, present, and future wars.