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Quotation from First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear") by Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 7 (Avalon Project printed text)
The moral center of the address: a corrected standard of success.
Citation: "Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort." — Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 7 (Avalon Project printed text). (id fdr-first-inaugural-address-q5)
Portrait: FDR inauguration 02894u, Architect of the Capitol, Public domain.
