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Men and nature must work hand in hand. The throwing out of balance of the resources of nature throws out of balance also the lives of men.

Men and nature must work hand in hand. The throwing out of balance of the resources of nature throws out of balance also the lives of men.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nature, Men, Hands
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1935, Volume 4”, p.60, Best Books on

Inquisitiveness is the most useful talent.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Talent

A wise Government seeks to provide the opportunity through which the best of individual achievement can be obtained, while at the same time it seeks to remove such obstruction, such unfairness as springs from selfish human motives.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wise, Spring, Selfish
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Address at San Diego Exposition in San Diego, California, October 2, 1935.

Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Independent, Concentration Of Wealth, People

Beware of that profound enemy of the free enterprise system who pays lip-service to free competition, but also labels every antitrust prosecution as a persecution.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Business, Profound, Competition

In the formative days of the Republic, the directing influence the Bible exercised upon the fathers of the Nation is conspicuously evident.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Father, Republic, Influence
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1935, Volume 4”, p.419, Best Books on

Better the occasional faults of a government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carpe Diem, Government, Ice
1936 Renomination acceptance speech, Philadelphia, 27 Jun.

The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history. It is human history.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Phases, Aspiration, Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). “The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Gramercy

Perfectionism, no less than isolationism or imperialism or power politics, may obstruct the paths to international peace. Let us not forget that the retreat to isolationism a quarter of a century ago was started not by a direct attack against international cooperation but against the alleged imperfections of the peace.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Peace, Imperfection, Power Politics
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1950). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1944-1945, Volume 13”, p.498, Best Books on

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.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
War, Past, Forget

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Love, Fighting, Goal
Interview, N.Y. Times, 22 Jan. 1911

The creed of our democracy is that liberty is acquired and kept by men and women who are strong and self-reliant, and possessed of such wisdom as God gives mankind - men and women who are just, and understanding, and generous to others - men and women who are capable of disciplining themselves. For they are the rulers and they must rule themselves.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Strong, Men, Self
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1950). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1944-1945, Volume 13”, p.378, Best Books on

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Inspirational, Happiness, Happy
"Looking Forward".

We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace - business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionalism, war profiteering

Franklin D. Roosevelt
War, Struggle, Class
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1936, Volume 5”, p.568, Best Books on

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.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Art, Past, Land
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1941). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1941, Volume 10”, p.74, Best Books on

Democracy is not a static thing. It is an everlasting march.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democracy, March, Static
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1935, Volume 4”, p.403, Best Books on

It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Motivational, Commitment, Want

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Christian, Democrat
"The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope". Book by Jonathan Alter, p. 244, 2007.

If we do not halt this steady process of building commissions and regulatory bodies and the special legislation like huge inverted pyramids over every one of the simple constitutional provisions, we shall soon be spending many billions of dollars more.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Simple, Pyramids, Liberty
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1941). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1940, Volume 9”, p.573, Best Books on

The hopes of the Republic cannot forever tolerate either undeserved poverty or self-serving wealth.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self, Forever, Republic
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). “The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Gramercy

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Memorial Day, Freedom, 4th Of July
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1936, Volume 5”, p.358, Best Books on

The moment a mere numerical superiority by either states or voters in this country proceeds to ignore the needs and desires of the minority, and for their own selfish purpose or advancement, hamper or oppress that minority, or debar them in any way from equal privileges and equal rights-that moment will mark the failure of our constitutional system.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Country, Selfish, Rights
Radio broadcast, March 2, 1930.

My fellow Americans: Last night when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that the troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join me in prayer: Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization. . .

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Prayer, Fall, Struggle
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). “The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Gramercy

To return to higher standards of living we must abandon the false prophets and seek new leaders of our own choosing.

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Leader, Return, Prophet
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1995). “The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Gramercy

I sometimes 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
Military, Good Luck, Army
"Roosevelt and Howe" y Alfred B. Rollins, Jr., (p. 153), 1962.