Democracy, the practice of self-government, is a covenant among free men to respect the rights and liberties of their fellows.

A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.

It [concentration of wealth and power] has been a menace to . . . American democracy.

The American People in their Righteous Might will win through to Absolute Victory.

I do not believe in communism any more than you do but there is nothing wrong with the Communists in this country. Several of the best friends I have got are Communists.

We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Out of the collapse of a prosperity whose builders boasted their practicality has come the conviction that in the long run economic morality pays.

I think this would be a good time for a beer.