Franklin Delano Roosevelt/governor of New York 1929%e2%80%931932

Famous quotes containing the words franklin, roosevelt, governor and/or york:

    “There never was a good war or a bad peace.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
    —Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)

    “I saw the man my friend ... wants pardoned, Thomas Flinton. He is a bright, good-looking fellow.... Of his innocence all are confident. The governor strikes me as a man seeking popularity, who lacks the independence and manhood to do right at the risk of losing popularity. Afraid of what will be said. He is prejudiced against the Irish and Democrats.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)

    “New York loves itself in an unkind and fanatical way.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)