Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes
We know that there are chiselers. At the bottom of every case of criticism and obstruction we have found some selfish interest, some private axe to grind.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vol. 2, Random House, 1938, p. 423.
This appears to be the first publication with the expression of “an axe to grind”.
Describing the CIA which he betrayed by spying for the Russians:
George Washington, 1732-1799, 1st President of the United States (VA), in a consolation statement to John Laurens who had reported failure getting the Continental Congress to accept one of Washington’s proposals. See related quotes.
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.
