When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
Franklin D. RooseveltThese Republican leaders have not been content with attacks on me, on my wife, or on my sons. No, not content with that, they now include my little dog, Fala. Well, of course, I don't resent attacks... but Fala does resent them.
Franklin D. RooseveltIt isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want.
Franklin D. RooseveltIt [concentration of wealth and power] has been a menace to . . . American democracy.
Franklin D. RooseveltAll free peoples are deeply impressed by the courage and steadfastness of the Greek nation.
Franklin D. RooseveltThose of you who have been there [Haiti] know it is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It has everything. It has everything above the ground, and everything under the ground.... It is an amazing place. I strongly recommend that whenever you get a chance, if you haven't been there, that you go to Haiti. I think it was a certain Queen of England who said that after her death "Calais" would be found written on her heart. When I die, I think that "Haiti" is going to be written on my heart.
Franklin D. Roosevelt