"I never forget that I live in a house owned by all the American people and that I have been given their trust."

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

"The world cannot long remain half-slave and half-free."

"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 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 …"