The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation .

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!

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal policy.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Inequality may linger in the world of material things, but great music, great literature, great art and the wonders of science are, and should be, open to all.

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us.

We think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by wise provisions for future days.