The forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.

Once you've spent two years trying to wiggle one toe, everything is in proportion.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.

There is no group in America that can withstand the force of an aroused public opinion.

The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of a sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America.

In the field of world policy; I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.

The duty of the State toward the citizen is the duty of the servant to its master.... One of the duties of the State is that of caring for those of its citizens who find themselves the victims of such adverse circumstances as makes them unable to obtain even the necessities for mere existence without the aid of others.... To these unfortunate citizens aid must be extended by government--not as a matter of charity but as a matter of social duty.