It is the purpose of government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.
— Looking Forward
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 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 centred on combating the Great Depression, and his third and fourth on US involvement in World War II.
Born into the prominent Delano and Roosevelt families, he graduated from Harvard University and served as assistant secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson. In 1921 an illness permanently paralyzed his legs, but with encouragement from his wife Eleanor he was elected governor of New York in 1928. He defeated Herbert Hoover in a landslide in 1932 and began the New Deal in his first 100 days. Looking Forward is his most quoted work in our library.
Born into the prominent Delano and Roosevelt families, he graduated from Harvard University and served as assistant secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson. In 1921 an illness permanently paralyzed his legs, but with encouragement from his wife Eleanor he was elected governor of New York in 1928. He defeated Herbert Hoover in a landslide in 1932 and began the New Deal in his first 100 days. Looking Forward is his most quoted work in our library.
Most quoted works
- Looking Forward 2
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
— Great Speeches
— Looking Forward
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
— Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.
The Truth is found when men (and Women) are free to pursue it.
Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights and keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end save victory.
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.
I have an unshaken conviction that democracy can never be undermined if we maintain our library resources and a national intelligence capable of utilizing