Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes
An economic policy which does not consider the well-being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well-being among the people of all nations.
As hard as it is for us to imagine today, while her husband was President of the United States, the First Lady wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column every single day with politics frequently the subject. While she usually agreed with the President, there were occasions where they seemed to not see things exactly the same. She tended to be more liberal than he. However, there were those who believed that when she criticized politicians, it was with FDR’s knowledge and blessing and she sometimes did his “dirty work.” Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential people in the country—certainly more-so than any First Lady before and since.
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, First Lady (Franklin Delano Roosevelt), U. S. Delegate to the United Nations, Newspaper Column, My Day, February 14, 1945
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At the time Vidal, who shared this view with many economists, had no inkling of the digital revolution that the PC and Internet would bring, nor the other phenomena that eliminated the need for cheap labor — robotics and offshoring. Nor could he have foreseen the development of fracking making America virtually energy independent as it was before WWII. It appears that the problem has shifted from Vidal's issues, to that of what do we do with the American citizens who do not have advanced skills nor do we have methods of educating them and training them to this level. The quotation illustrates that it is always difficult predicting the future, but particularly hazardous when it comes to economics.
He was concerned that if steps were taken to protect the environment and they slowed or shrank economic growth, the burden would fall disproportionately on the poor.
The President had a series of radio talks to the people in which he addressed them directly and explained things as he then understood them.
This quotation is cited by many to show that the Republican Party of the 1940’s and 1950’s was in many ways like the Democratic Party at the beginning of the 21st Century. This statement could easily be made by Bill Clinton with his “bridge to the 21st century” or any national Democratic leader in the 21st century while there are few Republicans who would dare make such a statement 50 years later. To other scholars, this quotation illustrates how far to the right the entire society has moved in the last 65 years of the 20th century. In 1948 this statement was made by the Republican presidential candidate and he was beaten badly by FDR whose programs were far to the left of his. By 2000, this statement would be made by the left or centrist members of the Democratic party while republicans who get roughly half the votes are far to the right.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat and activist. She served as the First Lady of the United States from March 4, 1933, to April 12, 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving First Lady of the United States. Roosevelt served as United States Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from 1945 to 1952. President Harry S. Truman later called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements.
