Political Quotes

“I was proud to be added as a cosponsor last fall of legislation authorizing the minting and sale of a commemorative coin honoring one of our best-loved Presidents and one of the most important historical figures of the 20th century--Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of FDR's death. President Kennedy once remarked before his own tragic death that all Americans old enough to remember could recall where they were when they heard of the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Even those with only a faint remembrance of him, or none at all, are nonetheless, touched by his legacy. Ideological and political views notwithstanding, no one can say that the Roosevelt Presidency did not leave a permanent impression on our Nation. His 12 years in office--longer than any other Chief Executive--defined what we have come to know as the modern presidency. He is ranked today among our greatest Presidents, and a fair number of historians, academics, and citizens-at-large call him the best we've ever had.”