The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

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

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

Of course we believe these things. We believe in social security. We believe in work for the unemployed. We believe in saving homes. Cross our hearts and hope to die! We believe in all these things. But we do not like the way that the present administration is doing them. Just turn them over to us. We will do all of them, we will do more of them, we will do them better and, most important of all, the doing of them will not cost anybody anything!

I've fired my last shot. I think I should have another round in my belt.