“This leads to a question - if a great many people are for a certain project, is it necessarily right? If the vast majority is for it, is it even more certainly right? This, to be sure, is one of the tricky points of democracy. The minority often turns out to be right, and though one believes in the efficacy of the democratic process, one has also to recognize that the demand of the many for a particular project at a particular time may mean only disaster.”
This book offers an intimate perspective on the life and presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, based on the author's firsthand experiences and interactions with the president. more
Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet in the United States, serving as the Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She is renowned for her advocacy of labor rights and social welfare policies, and her efforts to enhance working conditions and wages for American workers. more
“The National Park Service today exemplifies one of the highest traditions of public service.”
“I have always felt that it was important that everyone who was a worker join a labor organization.”