Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and dominated his party after 1932 as a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. His program for relief, recovery and reform, known as the New Deal, involved...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth30 January 1882
CityHyde Park, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there.
A good leader can't get too far ahead of his followers.
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, and to set free a suffering humanity.
Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.
We have learned the simple truth, as Emerson said that the only way to have a friend is to be one. We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion or mistrust or with fear.
We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors.
Go for the moon. If you don't get it, you'll still be heading for a star. Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of the creative effort.
Peace, like war, can succeed only where there is a will to enforce it, and where there is available power to enforce it.
The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.
What America needs now is a drink,
No business is above Government; and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.
Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them.
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.