“The attempt to make a distinction between recovery and reform is a narrowly conceived effort to substitute the appearance of reality for reality itself.”
“Succeeding generations have attempted to keep pace by reforming in piecemeal fashion this or that attendant abuse.”
These statements were made by FDR in his State of the Union speech in 1935.
“…in a world where stable civilization is actually threatened, it becomes the responsibility of each nation which strives for peace at home and peace with and among others to be strong enough to assure the observance of those fundamentals of peaceful solution of conflicts which are the only ultimate basis for orderly existence. “
Although Roosevelt [...]
Civilization cannot go back; civilization must not stand still.
“Let him who, for speculative profit or partisan purpose, without just warrant would seek to disturb or dispel this assurance, take heed before he assumes responsibility for any which slows our onward steps.”
Attititudes are a very important facet in the American way of life. During his administration, Roosevelt was faced with many nay-sayers and people [...]
“…human welfare has not increased, and does not increase, through mere materialism and luxury, but that it does progress through integrity, unselfishness, responsibility, and justice.”
Roosevelt spoke these words to the American public in his State of the Union address in 1934. In a time when the United States was involved with the Great Depression, these [...]
“We cannot build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.”
What did Rooselt mean by this? Do we not try to build the future for our youth by creating the infrastructures necessary for their existence in the future? Do we not try to set good examples for our [...]
“…it (democracy) is built on the unhampered initiative of individual men and women joined together in a common enterprise…”
“Democracy is not dying.
We know it because we have seen it revive—and grow.
We know it cannot die—because it is built on the unhampered initiative of individual men and women joined together
in a common enterprise—an enterprise [...]
“A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.”
“The true conservative is a man who has a real concern for injustices and takes thought against the day of reckoning.”
In this day and age of conservatives vs. liberals, these are truly refreshing statements [...]
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.”
Think about this statement for a moment. Do our doubts of the present prevent us from attaining a glorious future? Roosevelt’s doubts of the present didn’t stop him from moving forward with [...]
“We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.”
These are words to contemplate even today in an age when bias, prejudice, and hatred for our fellow human beings are so rampant. Almost anyone who is different is the subject of oppression. We oppress the [...]