Henry L. Stimson Quotes
Honor begets honor; trust begets trust; faith begets faith; and hope is the mainspring of life.
Stimson, Henry L., and McGeorge Bundy. On Active Service in Peace and War. Harper & Brothers, 1948.
The two Roosevelts were actually 6th cousins. This was an incredible endorsement at the time. FDR had not yet accomplished anything substantial and TR was the extremely popular President of the United States. TR saw what so many people missed. Even after FDR won the Presidency, there were many who did not think he was very able.
The country was in the middle of a financial depression.
Henry Lewis Stimson was an American statesman, lawyer, and Republican Party politician. Over his long career, he emerged as a leading figure in U.S. foreign policy by serving in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He served as Secretary of War (1911–1913) under President William Howard Taft, Secretary of State (1929–1933) under President Herbert Hoover, and Secretary of War (1940–1945) under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.