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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving US president and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms centered on combating the Great Depression, while his third and fourth focused on US involvement in World War II. A member of the Democratic Party, Roosevelt served in the New York State Senate from 1911 to 1913 and as the 44th governor of New York from 1929 to 1932.

Quotes from Franklin D. Roosevelt

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned to walk forward.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

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There are as many opinions as there are experts.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

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It is fun to be in the same decade with you.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

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I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

The conservative in financial circles I have often described as a man who thinks nothing new ought ever to be adopted for the first time.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

What is youth except a man or a woman before it is ready or fit to be seen?

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

Remember, remember always that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

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It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.

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The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

—Franklin D. Roosevelt