I was watching the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. The guest was talking about how she decided to go back and read about The Great Depression and researched Franklin Roosevelt, who was elected President during the depression, in order to get some sort of leadership and words of comfort during our own times of economic questioning. The fact that she had to look back almost 76 years to Franklin Roosevelt for comfort and how to help cope with such uncertainty speaks for itself. I like anything that gives people hope right now so I thought I would enclose some quotes I liked.
John D. Rockefeller said that "These are days when many are discouraged. In the 93 years of my life, depressions have come and gone. Prosperity has always returned and will again."
"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country."
"One thing is sure. We have to do something. We have to do the best we know how at the moment... If it doesn't turn out right, we can modify it as we go along. "
"Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. "
"There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. "
"There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny. "
"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."
- Franklin D Roosevelt
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