For too many of us the political equality we once had won was meaningless in the face of economic inequality. A small group had concentrated into their own hands an almost complete control over other people's property, other people's money, other people's labor — other people's lives. For too many of us life was no longer free; liberty no longer real; men could no longer follow the pursuit of happiness.
Against economic tyranny such as this, the American citizen could appeal only to the organized power of government. The collapse of 1929 showed up the despotism for what it was. The election of 1932 was the people's mandate to end it. Under that mandate it is being ended.


Speech to the Democratic National Convention (June 27, 1936)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes

For too many of us the political equality we once had won was meaningless in the face of economic inequality. A small group had concentrated into...

For too many of us the political equality we once had won was meaningless in the face of economic inequality. A small group had concentrated into...

For too many of us the political equality we once had won was meaningless in the face of economic inequality. A small group had concentrated into...

For too many of us the political equality we once had won was meaningless in the face of economic inequality. A small group had concentrated into...