He possessed the subtlest political mind of his generation. At the same time he was a master of point-to-point navigation, moving not by plan but by instinct, tempered by experience.

• 罗斯福可谓时代精英，较同时代的政治人物，他具有最为精明的政治头脑。此外，他还是一位目标清晰导向明确的行为大师，他不拘泥于计划行事，而是凭个人直觉因时而动，借人生阅历来修正执政方略。