In our democracy officers of the government are the servants, and never the masters of the people.
Franklin D. RooseveltI believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments.
Franklin D. RooseveltIf the fires of freedom and civil liberties burn low in other lands they must be made brighter in our own. If in other lands the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored we must redouble our efforts here to keep them free. If in other lands the eternal truths of the past are threatened by intolerance we must provide a safe place for their perpetuation.
Franklin D. RooseveltI'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.
Franklin D. RooseveltA point has been reached where the peoples of the Americas must take cognizance of growing ill-will, of marked trends toward aggression, of increasing armaments, of shortening tempers--a situation which has in it many of the elements that lead to the tragedy of general war.... Peace is threatened by those who seek selfish power.
Franklin D. Roosevelt