Franklin D. Roosevelt A true man of the people, all of the people... "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." "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 too little." "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." "When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." "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." "If you treat people right they will treat you right... ninety percent of the time." "A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward." "We must remember that any oppression, any injustice, any hatred, is a wedge designed to attack our civilization."