Franklin D. Roosevelt had a lot of insightful and inspirational things to say about a variety of topics. These Franklin D. Roosevelt quotes cover everything from politics and Americans to human character and witty one-liners about life. As the 32nd President of the United States, he is more than qualified to give his opinions about government and freedom. Also, he remains the only president to serve more than two terms. We only considered it a precedent that presidents serve to fewer than two terms until they ratified the 22nd amendment on March 21, 1947. Don’t forget to also check out these James Madison quotes from one of the founding fathers. Just how many terms did Franklin D. Roosevelt serve? Well, he was elected to a third term on November 5th, 1940. He was sworn in on January 20, 1945, for his fourth term. The reason his third bid for office was successful was that the country did not want a new president as World War II had just begun. We were also reeling from The Gre...