FDR Quotes – Inspiring Words from Franklin D. Roosevelt
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – FDR
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. – FDR
Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. – FDR
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 too little. – FDR
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. – FDR
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – FDR
No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources. – FDR
True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. – FDR
The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government. – FDR
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. – FDR
Judge me by the enemies I have made. – FDR
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. – FDR
The only way to have a friend is to be one. – FDR
Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway. – FDR
Men and nature must work hand in hand. – FDR
FDR Quotes – Inspiring Words from Franklin D. Roosevelt part 2
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land. – FDR
The only thing we need to fear is our own complacency. – FDR
You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. – FDR
We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background. – FDR
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. – FDR
It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. – FDR
The value of love will always exceed the value of hate. That’s why love is in control. – FDR
The only path to success is through consistent and persistent effort. – FDR
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. – FDR
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. – FDR
Yesterday, December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy. – FDR
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. – FDR
The future is still beyond our vision, but it is darkened by the clouds of war. – FDR
The world order which we seek is the cooperation of free countries, working together in a friendly, civilized society. – FDR
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses. – FDR
Freedom means the supremacy of the human rights everywhere. – FDR
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. – FDR
A radical is a man with both feet firmly planted in the air. – FDR
No democracy can long survive which does not accept as fundamental to its very existence the recognition of the rights of minorities. – FDR
I am neither bitter nor cynical, but I do wish there was less immaturity in political thinking. – FDR
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. – FDR
I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. – FDR
Remember, you are just an extra in everyone else’s play. – FDR
The hope of the world lies in the cooperation of nations. – FDR
I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency, I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels. – FDR
We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all citizens, whatever their background. – FDR
True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else. – FDR
Government is service and the impartial administration of agreed-upon laws. – FDR
The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. – FDR
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great. – FDR