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.

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

It will never be possible for any length of time for any group of the American people, either by reason of wealth or learning or inheritance or economic power, to retain any mandate, any permanent authority to arrogate to itself the political control of American public life.

If you have spent two years in bed trying to wiggle your big toe, everything else seems easy.

Friendship among nations, as among individuals, calls for constructive efforts to muster the forces of humanity in order that an atmosphere of close understanding and cooperation may be cultivated.

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

Peace, like charity, begins at home.