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's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there
It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead -- and find no one there.
To return to higher standards of living we must abandon the false prophets and seek new leaders of our own choosing.
The presidency is not merely an administrative office...It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.
Frankly, I do not know how to effect a permanency in American foreign policy.
Let us not confuse objectives with methods. Too many so-called leaders of the nation fail to see the forest because of the trees. Too many of them fail to recognize the vital necessity of planning for definite objectives. True leadership calls for the setting forth of the objectives and the rallying of public opinion in support of these objectives.
The Presidency is not merely an administrative office. Thats the least of it. It is more than an engineering job, efficient or inefficient. It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership. All our great Presidents were leaders of thought at times when certain historic ideas in the life of the nation had to be clarified.
The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to economize.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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.
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.
The school spirit for our sport is very high, ... They were able to bring it back under control. I am very pleased.
The school is that last expenditure upon which Americans should be willing to economize