Franklin D. Roosevelt US President

Gender: Male
Citizenship: United States
Born: Jan 30, 1882
Died: Apr 12, 1945

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States. A Democrat, he was elected four times and served from March 1933 to his death in April 1945. He was a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. A dominant leader of the Democratic Party, he built a New Deal Coalition that realigned American politics after 1932, as his New Deal domestic policies defined American liberalism for the middle third of the 20th century.

Roosevelt defeated incumbent Republican Herbert Hoover in November 1932, at the depth of the Great Depression. Energized by his personal victory over polio, FDR used his persistent optimism and activism to renew the national spirit. Assisted by key aide Harry Hopkins, he worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in leading the Allies against Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan in World War II.

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We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon. hope

The truth is found when men are free to pursue it. men & truth

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues. intelligence

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In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way. politics

The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. great & humor

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Selfishness is the only real atheism aspiration, unselfishness, the only real religion. religion

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. fear

The United States Constitution has proved itself the most marvelously elastic compilation of rules of government ever written. government

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War is a contagion. war

Whoever seeks to set one religion against another seeks to destroy all religion. religion

Art is not a treasure in the past or an importation from another land, but part of the present life of all living and creating peoples. art

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A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward. good & politics

We must lay hold of the fact that economic laws are not made by nature. They are made by human beings. nature

Physical strength can never permanently withstand the impact of spiritual force. faith & strength

If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time. time

It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present. time