That, in its essence, is Fascism — ownership of Government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American Eagle in order to feather their own nests.

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

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself.

People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about.

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.

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.

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 little.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplaceable being.

In this life, you can not understand what you do have not lived.

Your grammar is a reflection of your image. Good or bad, you have made an impression. And like all impressions, you are in total control.

You could tie my hands to my sides, I suppose, but I have to write. For my own mental health, I need to write.

Because of an adulterous affair I shall leave office in November.

I want all my friends, family and fans to know that I am in good spirits and I will be fine.

We [Americans] are game-playing, fun-loving creatures; we are the otters of the universe.

All drama is conflict. Without conflict, there is no action. Without action, there is no character. Without character, there is no story. And without story, there is no screenplay.

The world wasn't a more tolerant place when I was a young man. Rather, they simply sidestepped all the issues.

I think the reason you see so many people dropping out of politics is because there's an anti-poetic strain in modern political discourse.