It is time to provide a smashing answer for those cynical men who say that a democracy cannot be honest, cannot be efficient.... We have in the darkest moments of our national trials retained our faith in our own ability to master our own destiny.

We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.

Freedom of speech...Freedom of worship...Freedom from want...Freedom from fear.

The loneliest feeling in the world is when you think you are leading the parade and turn to find that no one is following you. No president who badly misguesses public opinion will last very long.

The motto of war is: "Let the strong survive; let the weak die." The motto of peace is: "Let the strong help the weak to survive."

The presidency is not merely an administrative office...It is pre-eminently a place of moral leadership.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.