Organized money hates me--and I welcome their hatred!

In the field of world policy; I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.

Yesterday, December 7, 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan... We will gain the inevitable triumph so help us God.

The trade agreement which I had the privilege of signing with your Prime Minister last autumn is tangible evidence of the desire of the people of both countries to practice what they preach when they speak of the good neighbor. In the solution of the grave problems that face the world today, frank dealing, cooperation and a spirit of give and take between nations is more important than ever before.

Those who have long enjoyed such privileges as we enjoy forget in time that men have died to win them." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.