We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.
Franklin D. RooseveltThe fundamental idea...is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in process of making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us.
Franklin D. RooseveltAre you laboring under the impression that I read these memoranda of yours? I can't even lift them.
Franklin D. RooseveltGovernment cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.
Franklin D. RooseveltPerfectionism, 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