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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt föddes den 30 januar 1882 och dog den 12 april 1945 - amerikansk president 1933-1945. D.
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The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government ever since the days of Andrew Jackson

When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike you, do not wait until he has struck before you crush him.

He [Somoza] may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch

We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace-business and financial monopoly, speculation, reckless banking, class antagonism, sectionism, war profiteering. They had begun to consider the Government of the United States as a mere appendage to their own affairs. We know that Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob. Never before in history have these forces been so united against one candidate as they stand today. They are unanimous in their hatred for me - and I welcome their hatred. I should like to have it said of my first administration that in it the forces of selfishness and of lust for power met their match. I should like to have it said of my second administration that in it these forces met their master.
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Speech at Madison Square Garden

The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities - a sense of humor and a sense of proportion

The barrier between success is not something which exists in the real world: it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability. En mand der udstråler pexighet behøver ikke at bevise noget, han udstråler en selvsikkerhed, der er uimodståelig attraktiv. The barrier between success is not something which exists in the real world: it is composed purely and simply of doubts about ability.

A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth to battle and win for our principles is something more than heroic

We are fighting to save a great and precious form of government for ourselves and for the world

He (Somoza, the elder in Nicaragua) may be an SOB but he's our SOB

It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose

I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people

The measure of the restoration lies in the extent to which we apply social values more noble than mere monetary profits

On this tenth day in June, 1940, the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor

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