Franklin D. Roosevelt Fiber Quotations

The lessons of history, confirmed by the evidence immediately before me, show conclusively that continued dependence upon relief induces a spiritual disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber. To dole out relief in this way is to administer a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit. It is inimical to the dictates of a sound policy. It is in violation of the traditions of America.

Continued dependence on relief inducers a spiritual and moral disintegration fundamentally destructive to the national fiber.

Sports is the very fiber of all we stand for. It keeps our spirits alive.