The barrier to success is not something which exists in the real world; it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.

When a country is at war we want Congressmen, regardless of party, to back up the government of the United States.

On both sides of the line, we are so accustomed to an undefended boundary three thousand miles long that we are inclined perhaps to minimize its vast importance, not only to our own continuing relations but also to the example which it sets to the other nations of the world.

Freedom of speech...Freedom of worship...Freedom from want...Freedom from fear.

I pledge you, pledge myself, to a New Deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and of courage. This is more than a political campaign; it is a call to arms. Give me your help, not to win votes alone, but to win in this crusade to restore America to its own people.

Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it.