Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.
Thank God she doesn’t have to be confirmed by the Senate.(on the birth of his granddaughter)
I am sure I’d have made a better all-around man if I hadn’t lost so much time just making a living.
My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor.
America – a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose.
We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before.
There are things in the world that cannot be brought about. There are mistakes that cannot be repaired. But there is one thing sure — that loyalty and friendship are the most precious possessions a man can have.
Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt.
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
When I decided to go into politics I weighed the costs. I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when virulent criticism came I wasn’t surprised. I was better able to handle it.
My country … gave me schooling independence of action and opportunity for service. … I am indebted to my country beyond any human power to repay.
Words without actions are the assassins of idealism.
If the law is upheld only by government officials then all law is at an end.
Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by mself.
When I decided to go into politics I weighed the cost: I would get criticism. But I went ahead. So when the virulent criticism came I wasn’t surprised. I was better able to handle it.
Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.
Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body – the producers and consumers themselves.
It is just as important that business keep out of government as that government keep out of business.
Peace can be contributed to by respect for our ability in defense.
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die.
It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow… that are the aftermath of war.
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.
About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends.
The use of the atomic bomb, with its indiscriminate killing of women and children, revolts my soul.
I’m the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him.
It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.
One civilization after another has been wrecked upon the attempt to secure sufficient leadership from a single group or class.
Honor is not the exclusive property of any political party.
The thing I enjoyed most were visits from children. They did not want public office.
When there is a lack of honor in government, the morals of the whole people are poisoned.
Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next.
Wisdom consists not so much in knowing what to do in the ultimate as knowing what to do next.
Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.
Peace can be promoted by the limitation of arms and by the creation of the instrumentality for peaceful settlement of controversies. But it will become a reality only through self-restraint and active effort in friendliness and helpfulness.
Many years ago, I concluded that a few hair shirts were part of the mental wardrobe of every man. The president differs from other men in that he has a more extensive wardrobe.
Freedom is the open window through which pours the sunlight of the human spirit and human dignity.