America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

I consider Monroe a pretty minor president. In spite of the Monroe Doctrine. That's the only important thing he ever did more or less on his own, when you really get down to it.

Justice remains the greatest power on earth. To that tremendous power alone will we submit.

Some questions cannot be answered, but they can be decided.

You know of our sympathetic interest in this country in Iran's desire to control its natural resources. From this point of view we were happy to see that the British Government has on its part accepted the principle of nationalization.

I like riding a bicycle built for two--by myself.

To reporters the day after his accession to the presidency, April 13, 1945: When they told me yesterday what had happened, I felt like the moon, the stars and all the planets had fallen on me.