Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Be sincere; be brief; be seated.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidents are selected, not elected.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

We may not be able to prepare the future for our children, but we can at least prepare our children for the future.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Great power involves great responsibility.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

When you get to the end of your rope. Tie a knot and hang on.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

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.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

You are only an extra in everyone else’s play.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

If you treat people right they will treat you right … ninety percent of the time.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Taxes, after all, are dues that we pay for the privileges of membership in an organized society.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Peace, like charity, begins at home.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism – ownership of government by an individual, by a group,
– Franklin D. Roosevelt

When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
– Franklin D. Roosevelt