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
Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.
In our seeking for economic and political progress, we all go up - or else we all go down.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
when only a president could have that kind of accommodation.
If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.
We can gain no lasting peace if we approach it with suspicion and mistrust or with fear. We can gain it only if we proceed with the understanding, the confidence, and the courage which flow from conviction.
The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities - a sense of humor and a sense of proportion
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort
Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Government run by organized money is the same as government run by the organized mob
He (Somoza, the elder in Nicaragua) may be an SOB but he's our SOB
I honestly feel that it would be best for the country to keep baseball going.
If we can ''boondoggle'' ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come.