The Greatest President Ever..

By Author: Gary R. Hess
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is arguably the best president in American History. His views on the world were one not matched by others and his ideologies of races and freedom are only left to be improved by even recent standards.




His views of America were not to divide but to bring together the American people during the Great Depression and the Second World War.




FDR himself believes we are going in the wrong direction, even 60 years after his death his words live on in eminence and will forever be taken into context. Roosevelt was a democrat who helped America recover from hard times. Bush and Cheney say the United States cannot elect a democrat during war if we want to win. I say ask FDR if he approves of what Bush is doing and if the conservatives are the ones who can't handle war.




Quotes:




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




"A nation that destroys it's soils destroys itself. Forests are the ...
... lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people."




"Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle."




"I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made."




"If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace."




"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something."




"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country."




"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."




"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."




FDR lasted three terms in office, some when he was healthy and some after he was seriously ill. He was a man of few but great words. His words are speaking loudly right now and we must follow them or our country will be in shambles for years to come.
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