Knowledge—that is, education in its true sense—is our best protection against unreasoning prejudice and panic-making fear, whether engendered by special interest, illiberal minorities, or panic-stricken leaders.

No group and no government can properly prescribe precisely what should constitute the body of knowledge with which true education is concerned.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

We are a nation of many nationalities, many races, many religions--bound together by a single unity, the unity of freedom and equality. Whoever seeks to set one nationality against another, seeks to degrade all nationalities.

Two things reduce prejudice: education and laughter.

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.