We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.

Necessitous men are not free men.

Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection.

The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of a sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America.

There has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. This theme has been that Americans are admittedly rich, that Americans have considerable industrial power - but that Americans are soft and decadent, that they cannot and will not unite and work and fight. ... Let them tell that to the Marines!

The frontier of America is on the Rhine.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.