Franklin D. Roosevelt

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. ”

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

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose. ”

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ”

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. ”

There is nothing I love as much as a good fight. ”

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples. ”

Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter. ”

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

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. ”