Franklin D. Roosevelt — "I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues."

"The economic ills of the world are not incurable. They are the result of the failure of men to use the vast resources of the earth for the benefit of all."

"The greatest primary duty of a government is to protect the weak and to help the unfortunate."

"The United States has been attacked. Our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger."

"I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished."

"The United States of America is not a nation of cowards. We will not be intimidated. We will not be defeated. We will not fail."