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

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

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

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

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

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

Don't forget what I discovered that over ninety percent of all national deficits from 1921 to 1939 were caused by payments for past, present, and future wars.

Yesterday, December seventh,1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.

War is a contagion.