Top 80 Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt

The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

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.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it.

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion.

Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.

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

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921 to 1939 were caused by payments for past, present, and future wars.

Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.