FDR

Too many of those who prate about saving democracy are really only interested in saving things as they were.

We need more active law enforcement, not only against the lords of the underworld, but also against the lords of the over world.

Above all things, in a time grown too solemn and somber he brought his countrymen back to a sense of proportion.

From him we can learn anew the homely lesson that the way to make progress is to build on what we have.

Will Rogers deserves the gratitude of the nation and so it is fitting that the dedication of this Memorial should be a national event, made so by the magic of radio.

Let me warn you now, as I warned you two years ago in my address at Syracuse, against the type of smooth evasion which says: 'Of course we believe all these things; we believe in social security; we believe in work for the unemployed; we…

Judge parties and candidates, not merely by what they promise, but by what they have done, by their records in office.

His appeal went straight to the heart of the nation.

New ideas cannot be administered successfully by men with old ideas, for the first essential of doing a job well is the wish to see the job done at all.

I do not think that anyone would seriously argue that the freedom of the press to criticize the Administration in office has, in any manner, been curtailed since the spring of 1933.

Our newspapers are better today than ever before, but they are not yet half good enough, taking them state by state.

A free press is essential to us as a people and to the maintenance of our form of government.

Write factually, truthfully and simply.

I have always been firmly persuaded that our newspapers cannot be edited in the interests of the general public, from the counting room.

The similarity has not changed.

I shall drive down and look it over.

That has been very successful in creating homes.

I think it is better to wait.

That part of it is probably a little more easy than the question of getting the money.

This is not going to be a formal opening.

Working out those problems demands the closest cooperation of the State Government with the United States Government.

I have never concealed the fact that I am against it.

It is of national importance, in my opinion, that a liberal like Olsen rather than a reactionary be in the State House at Sacramento.

All records, files, equipment, and property of every kind of the Office of the Administrator of the Census of Partial Employment, Unemployment and Occupations shall be transferred effective as of November 1, 1938, to the custody and…

It is a fiat misrepresentation of my position.