Let us never forget that government is ourselves and

not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our

democracy are not a President and senators and
congressmen and government officials, but the voters of
this country.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Government, Power, Forget
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of
creative effort.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Success, Happiness, Joy

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fear, Itself
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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Freedom, True, Cannot
Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the
right to vote except the American people themselves
and the only way they could do this is by not voting.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Themselves, Nobody, Vote
We have always held to the hope, the belief, the
conviction that there is a better life, a better world,
beyond the horizon.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hope, Life, Belief
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure
pick smart colleagues.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Intelligence, Smart, Sure
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express
their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real
safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Education, Cannot, Democracy
Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the
sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on
unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cannot, Confidence, Honesty
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to
the abundance of those who have much it is whether we
provide enough for those who have little.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
History, Enough, Whether
When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it
and hang on.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
End, Reach, Hang
Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain
point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing
we must strive for today, begins where competition
leaves off.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today, Point, Certain
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their
own minds.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Men, Minds, Fate
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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Relationship, Peace, Science
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests
are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving
fresh strength to our people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Strength, Giving, Nation
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
Good, Bad, Enough
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our
doubts of today.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Today, Tomorrow, Limit
Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will
live in infamy, the United States of America was
suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air
forces of the Empire of Japan. We will gain the inevitable
triumph, so help us God.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
War, God, Help
One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to
do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't
turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Best, Moment, Sure
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs
who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Politics, Good, Forward
We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We
are going to make a country in which no one is left out.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Society, Trying, Left
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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Freedom, Government, Enough
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails,
admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try
something.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Another, Sense, Common
There are many ways of going forward, but only one
way of standing still.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Forward, Ways, Standing
Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sincere, Brief, Seated
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Biography
Nationality: American
Type: President
Born: January 30, 1882
Died: April 12, 1945