Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
We know that enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vol. 9, Macmillan, 1941, p. 668.
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.
This statement is at first hard to comprehend in that the Arab League is made up nations not one of which guarantees much less allows its citizens any modicum of freedom. However, the notion of freedom for many Muslim nations at the time was that individuals have obligations and duties while groups and nations are entitled to group freedom. Thus this Prime Minister of an autocracy with no freedom guaranteed any of its citizens can call for freedom for the Palestinian people as a group of Iraq as a nation. The concept is different than that of Western, industrialized democracies.
This is one of the most idealistic and hopeful statements ever constructed by man. It was ironic that UNESCO which began with so much principle and hope became corrupt and even moved into the political arena taking positions on international disputes which was at odds with the Security Council.
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.
