Franklin D. Roosevelt — "I am not a magician. I am a public servant. I am trying to do my job."

"We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and civil liberties of all our citizens, whatever their background. We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to …"

"We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going forward with the firm belief that a better day is coming."

"The ultimate test of our democracy is whether it can meet the challenge of a new world."

"The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world."

"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."