Franklin D. Roosevelt

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Do something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.

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

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want…. The fourth is freedom from fear.

But while they prate of economic laws, men and women are starving. We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings.

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.

If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.

If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.