The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.

If 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.

Men and nature must work hand in hand. The throwing out of balance of the resources of nature throws out of balance also the lives of men.

"Appeasement" is the policy of feeding your friends to a crocodile, one at a time, in hopes that the crocodile will eat you last.

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

The people of America are in agreement in defending their liberties at any cost, and the first line of that defense lies in the protection of economic security.

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.