“Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.”
Future“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”
Men“Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men.”
Future“Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and progress some general human purpose finds in him a satisfactory embodiment.”
Change“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the goverment.”
Freedom“We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to obtain for him a proper security is an ambition to be preferred to the appetite for great wealth and great power.”
Great“Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force.”
Faith“Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.”
Men“If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.”
Peace“Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country.”
Government“One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along.”
Best“The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.”
Men“If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time.”
Time“War is a contagion.”
War“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Politics“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.”
Freedom“A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.”
Strength“More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.”
War“Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples.”
Art“Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.”
Religion“If I went to work in a factory the first thing I'd do is join a union.”
Work“No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned.”
Education