Franklin Delano Roosevelt citations

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1930s, Address at San Diego Exposition (1935)

Fireside chat on national defense (May 26, 1940), reported in The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 (1941), p. 240
1940s

1930s, Speech to the Democratic National Convention (1936)

Address at Marietta, Ohio http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=15672 (8 July 1938)
1930s

1940s, Third inaugural address (1941)

1940s, Prayer on D-Day (1944)

1940s, Third inaugural address (1941)

Speech at the Citadel (23 October 1935)
1930s

1930s
Contexte: Forests require many years to mature; consequently the long point of view is necessary if the forests are to be maintained for the good of our country. He who would hold this long point of view must realize the need of subordinating immediate profits for the sake of the future public welfare. … A forest is not solely so many thousand board feet of lumber to be logged when market conditions make it profitable. It is an integral part of our natural land covering, and the most potent factor in maintaining Nature's delicate balance in the organic and inorganic worlds. In his struggle for selfish gain, man has often needlessly tipped the scales so that Nature's balance has been destroyed, and the public welfare has usually been on the short-weighted side. Such public necessities, therefore, must not be destroyed because there is profit for someone in their destruction. The preservation of the forests must be lifted above mere dollars and cents considerations. … The handling of our forests as a continuous, renewable resource means permanent employment and stability to our country life.
The forests are also needed for mitigating extreme climatic fluctuations, holding the soil on the slopes, retaining the moisture in the ground, and controlling the equable flow of water in our streams. The forests are the "lungs" of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people. Truly, they make the country more livable.
There is a new awakening to the importance of the forests to the country, and if you foresters remain true to your ideals, the country may confidently trust its most precious heritage to your safe-keeping.

As quoted in The Roosevelt I Knew (1946) by Frances Perkins, p. 5
Posthumous publications

Letter to Col. Edward Mandell House (21 November 1933); as quoted in F.D.R.: His Personal Letters, 1928-1945, edited by Elliott Roosevelt (New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1950), pg. 373
1930s

Speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president, 1932 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois (2 July 1932)
1930s

Noting Italy's declaration of war against France on that day, during the commencement address at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville (June 10, 1940); reported in The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940 (1941), p. 263
1940s

Presidential press conference (21 May 1940), in Complete presidential press conferences of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Volumes 15-16 (Da Capo Press, 1972)
1940s

1930s, Address at San Diego Exposition (1935)

1930s, Quarantine Speech (1937)

1940s, Third inaugural address (1941)

1940s, Prayer on D-Day (1944)

The earliest citation yet found does not attribute this to Roosevelt, but presents it as a piece of anonymous piece folk-wisdom: "When one reaches the end of his rope, he should tie a knot in it and hang on" ( LIFE magazine (3 April 1919), p. 585 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89063018576?urlappend=%3Bseq=65).
Misattributed
Variante: When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

Address to the National Education Association (30 June 1938)
1930s

1930s, Message to Congress on establishing minimum wages and maximum hours (1937)

Letter to all State Governors on a Uniform Soil Conservation Law (26 February 1937) http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=15373); this statement has sometimes been paraphrased and prefixed to an earlier FDR statement of 29 January 1935 to read: "A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people." Though it approximates 2 separate statements of FDR, no original document in precisely this form has been located.
1930s

1930s, Second inaugural address (1937)

Fireside Chat on National Security, Washington, D.C. (29 December 1940)
1940s

1940s, Response to the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)

Speech at Madison Square Garden, October 28, 1940
1940s

Speech at the Dedication of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, September 2, 1940
1940s