The Wisdom of FDR

The Wisdom Series

by Dagobert D. Runes, Franklin D. Roosevelt

  How a great American president communicated a changing worldview  What made Franklin Delano Roosevelt an effective leader? His policies and decisions changed our nation’s and the world’s history. But more than his skill as a savvy politician and progressive thinker, FDR’s ability to directly and eloquently voice his thoughts on national concerns, social change, and humanity spoke to and reached the hearts of his people. In this selection of quotes drawn from his speeches and papers, FDR’s observations and opinions cover everything from faith, war, and peace, to religion, freedom, and the very definition of what it is to be an American. Essays include “The Four Freedoms,” “We Belong to Many Races,” “True Education,” “The Rights of the Common Man,” “Dynamic Democracy,” and “Government with a Soul.”  

Paperback

First published November 1, 1993

About the author

Dr. Dagobert David Runes was the founder of The Philosophical Library, a spiritual organization and publisher. After receiving his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Vienna in 1924, he emigrated to the United States, where he became editor of The Modern Thinker and later Current Digest. From 1931 to 1934 he was Director of the Institute for Advanced Education in New York City.