The principle on which this country was founded and by which it has always been governed is that Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Americanism is not, and never was, a matter of race or ancestry.

Continued dependence on relief inducers a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber.

As Americans, we go forward, in the service of our country, by the will of God.

I am neither bitter nor cynical but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking.

Beware of that profound enemy of the free enterprise system who pays lip-service to free competition, but also labels every antitrust prosecution as a persecution.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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.