Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
They are unanimous in their hate for me, and I welcome their hatred.
FDR was hated by conservatives to a degree that no President in modern history was or would be until Bill Clinton served in that role. Both men were amazingly successful with their programs and administration of the government.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945, 32nd President of the United States (Democrat, NY), Campaign Speech, 1936
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Expressing his feeling regarding President Grover Cleveland who failed to deal with serious economic problems:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party, he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the Great Depression, implementing his New Deal domestic agenda in response to the worst economic crisis in U.S. history. As a dominant leader of his party, he built the New Deal Coalition, which defined modern liberalism in the United States throughout the middle third of the 20th century. His third and fourth terms were dominated by World War II, which ended shortly after he died in office.
