It is one of the characteristics of a free and democratic nation that is have free and independent labor unions.

Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business … has been a menace to … American society.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.

Confidence....thrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them, it cannot live.

If we can ''boondoggle'' ourselves out of this depression, that word is going to be enshrined in the hearts of the American people for years to come.