If you treat people right they will treat you right ... ninety percent of the time.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. Furthermore, I have seen blood running from the wounded. Furthermore, I have seen men coughing out their gassed lungs. Furthermore, I have seen the dead in the mud. Furthermore, I have seen cities destroyed. Furthermore, I have seen 200 limping, exhausted men come out of line—the survivors of a regiment of 1,000 that went forward 48 hours before. Furthermore, I have seen children starving. Furthermore, I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. Furthermore, I hate war.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I pledge you I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and courage. This is a call to arms.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

— Franklin D. Roosevelt