Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment. ”

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking. ”

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

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection. ”

If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace. ”

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

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. ”

Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. ”

We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. ”

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings. ”