Franklin D. Roosevelt

I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I should like to have it said of my first administration that in it the forces of selfishness and of lust for power met their match. I should like to have it said of my second administration that in it these forces met their master.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I suggest a nationwide reading of the Holy Scriptures during the period from Thanksgiving Day to Christmas.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I tell the American people solemnly that the United States will never survive as a happy and fertile oasis of liberty surrounded by a cruel desert of dictatorship.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I think I have a right to resent, to object to libelous statements about my dog.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I think this would be a good time for a beer.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I venture the challenging statement that if American democracy ceases to move forward as a living force, seeking day and night by peaceful means to better the lot of our citizens, fascism will grow in strength in our land.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

I want to preach a new doctrine. A complete separation of business and government.

Franklin D. Roosevelt