Franklin Delano Roosevelt died 79 years ago today. Every American should remember his epic life and service to the cause of humanity. He was a titanic figure, arguably the most important human being of the 20th century because he was the greatest champion for freedom in an era during which the darkness closed in on the light. He is the only American president who truly stands as a peer of Abraham Lincoln. FDR saved free market capitalism, democracy and civilization. We should reach for his memory and the wisdom of his leadership in this time of national political turmoil and uncertainty. I’ve written much about FDR, including these essays below:
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Quotes by Franklin D. Roosevelt:
"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."
"Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education."
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."
I visited the FDR Memorial in Washington, DC about 20 years ago. It is set up as, basically, four “rooms.” Each room represents a term in office. It is a low key and peaceful memorial.
There is a statue of him with his dog Fala. He is looking out calmly it seems to what was starting to happen in Europe. His quote: They who seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers call this a new order. It is not new and it is not order.”