The Most Idiotic Quotes From Liberal Hero Franklin

USA TODAY Network looks back at some other famous quotes from the World War II era — both before and after the "date which will live in infamy." USA TODAY USA TODAY Network looks back at some other famous quotes from the World War II era — both before and after the "date which will live in infamy."

Taking a dig at the European creditors Tsipras and his government have been so critical of throughout this process, he added that, "The dignity of the Greek people in the face of blackmail and injustice will send a message of hope and price to all of Europe."

Benito Mussolini, Fascist leader of Italy from 1922 to 1943, is considered one of the most brutal leaders in recent world history.

NIRA allowed the government to regulate business to combat deflation and stimulate a better economic situation."All but the hopelessly reactionary will agree that to conserve our primary resources of man power, government must have some control over maximum hours, minimum wages, the evil of child labor and the exploitation of unorganized labor."During his 1937 message to Congress in which he introduced the Fair Labor Standards Act, President Roosevelt spoke to the necessity of a minimum wage. President Roosevelt believed that the imposition of a minimum wage would "conserve" labor rather than simply raise the cost of labor for businesses."Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000.00 a day, who has been turning his employees over to the Government relief rolls in order to preserve his company's undistributed reserves, tell you — using his stockholders' money to pay the postage for his personal opinions — tell you that a wage of $11.00 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."President Roosevelt relayed his support for the Fair Labor Standards Act and the imposition of a minimum wage in a 1938 Fireside Chat.

A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be. All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time.