I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart

Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the enjoyment of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers. . . call this a new order. It is not new and it is not order

The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government ever since the days of Andrew Jackson

Too often in recent history liberal governments have been wrecked on rocks of loose fiscal policy

Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

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

There is nothing to fear but fear itself