Franklin D. Roosevelt

The power of the Federal Government has been used to meet the national emergency. That power has not been exhausted.

We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all our citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.

We have new problems, new conditions, new methods. The old formula, 'let nature take its course,' is not good enough. We must be prepared to use the instruments of government to meet the new conditions.

The American standard of living must be maintained at a high level.

I am not for a return to the good old days, but for a return to the good old principles.

We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions. We are a nation built on the principle of individual liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as to arrive at the best possible solutions for the problems that confront us.

The issue of government has always been whether individual men and women will have the opportunity to develop their talents and to live their lives in freedom.

We have to face the fact that if we are going to get anywhere, we have to do it ourselves.

The power of the Executive to act for the common good has been clearly demonstrated.

The ultimate test of our democracy is not the size of our bank accounts, but the condition of our souls.

We cannot afford to be without a national policy which will give every American a living wage, a decent home, and a fair chance to educate his children.

It is our duty to preserve for ourselves and for posterity the American system of government, which is based on the principle of individual liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

We are engaged in a great national effort to make our democracy work.

The forces of evil are not to be trifled with.

We must recognize that the problems of today are different from the problems of yesterday, and that the solutions of yesterday may not be the solutions of today.

The one great principle of the New Deal is that the resources of the nation should be used for the benefit of all the people.

We must make our democracy work, not only for ourselves, but for the whole world.

The spirit of the American people is the spirit of freedom.

We are a nation of idealists, and we are a nation of realists.