Roosevelt Quotes

“There is an important difference between the politician who is simply an able tactician, and the politician who is a creative political”
― James MacGregor Burns, Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox, 1882-1940

“When he goes to a wedding he wants to be the bride, and when he goes to a funeral he wants to be the corpse. (Commentary about Teddy Roosevelt, who was president when he came to give away his niece to Franklin).”
― James MacGregor Burns, Roosevelt - The Lion And The Fox, Volume One Of The First Complete Biography Of Fdr