The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. Franklin Delano Roosevelt More Quotes by Franklin Delano Roosevelt More Quotes From Franklin Delano Roosevelt Every man has a right to life. That means that he also has a right to make a comfortable living. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Happiness is not in the mere possession of money it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. Franklin Delano Roosevelt I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat. What I seek is the highest possible batting average. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 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. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Wise and prudent men -- intelligent conservatives -- have long known that in a changing world worthy institutions can be conserved only by adjusting them to the changing times. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of a great fear. Franklin Delano Roosevelt We would rather die on our feet than live on our knees. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. Franklin Delano Roosevelt A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. Franklin Delano Roosevelt I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird, and not enough the bad luck of the early worm. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Above all, try something. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Get action. Seize the moment. Man was never intended to become an oyster. Franklin Delano Roosevelt I consider it a public duty to answer falsifications with facts. I will not pretend that I find this an unpleasant duty. I am an old campaigner, and I love a good fight. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own mind. Franklin Delano Roosevelt More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginnings of all wars. Franklin Delano Roosevelt No business which depends for its existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level--I mean the wages of decent living. Franklin Delano Roosevelt The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. 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 Delano Roosevelt
