Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes About World War 2
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The American People in their Righteous Might will win through to Absolute Victory.
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The forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid.
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We know that enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom.
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Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.
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As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed.
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We must be the great arsenal of Democracy.
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December 7, 1941. A date which will live in infamy.
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Yesterday, December 7, 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... We will gain the inevitable triumph so help us God.
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In the field of world policy; I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor.
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They have given their sons to the military services. They have stoked the furnaces and hurried the factory wheels. They have made the planes and welded the tanks. Riveted the ships and rolled the shells.
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We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. We must apply ourselves to our task with the same resolution, the same sense of urgency, the same spirit of patriotism and sacrifice as we would show were we at war.
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The hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.
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There is one front and one battle where everyone in the United States-every man, woman, and child-is in action, and will be privileged to remain in action throughout this war. That front is right here at home, in our daily lives, and in our daily tasks.
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(Mariners) have written one of its most brilliant chapters. They have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and across every ocean in the biggest, the most difficult and dangerous job ever undertaken. As time goes on, there will be greater public understanding of our merchant's fleet record during this war.
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Democracy alone, of all forms of government, enlists the full force of men's enlightened will.
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Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.
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Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger. With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph, so help us God.
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On the European Front the most important development of the past year has been the crushing offensive of the Great Armies of Russia.
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I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Born: January 30, 1882
- Died: April 12, 1945
- Occupation: 32nd U.S. President
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