No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities.
Franklin D. RooseveltThe public schools shall be free from sectarian influences and, above all, free from any attitude of hostility to the adherents of any particular creed.
Franklin D. RooseveltWhen a country is at war we want Congressmen, regardless of party, to back up the government of the United States.
Franklin D. RooseveltWe think of our land and water and human resources not as static and sterile possessions but as life giving assets to be directed by wise provisions for future days.
Franklin D. RooseveltThe 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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt