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Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes (235 quotes)
 | “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel in order to be tough.” ―Franklin D. Roosevelt Source/Notes: Speech in 1935. As reported in: "The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt" (Random House, 1938), p. 470 |
| “The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart.” ―Franklin D. Roosevelt Source/Notes: The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1995 edition), Gramercy - ISBN: 9780517122891 |
| Source/Notes: Advice to his son James on how to make a public speech, as quoted in Basic Public Speaking (1963) by Paul L. Soper, p. 12 |
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| Source/Notes: Roosevelt and Frankfurter: Their Correspondence, 1928-1945 (1968 edition), Boston : Little, Brown |
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| “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.” ―Franklin D. Roosevelt Source/Notes: Acceptance Speech, Chicago, July 2, 1932 |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Born: January 30, 1882
Died: April 12, 1945 (aged 63)
Nationality: American
Occupation: President
Bio: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. The only American president elected to more than two terms, he facilitated a durable coalition that realigned American politics for decades.
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