A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.

It's not the hand that signs the laws that holds the destiny of America. It's the hand that casts the ballot.

Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.

It is time that all Americans realized that the place of labor is side by side with the businessman and with the farmer, and not one-degree lower.

Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.

Everybody has the right to express what he thinks. That, of course, lets the crackpots in. But if you cannot tell a crackpot when you see one, then you ought to be taken in.

Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health. Millions do not now have protection or security against the economic effects of sickness. The time has arrived for action to help them attain that opportunity and that protection.