[Tailgunner Joe]

The Half-Century Legacy of the Yalta Conference - "While I do not believe in Communism, Russia is far better off and the world is safer with Russia under Communism than under the Czars. Stalin is a great leader, and although I deplore some of his methods, it is the only way he can safeguard his government." - FDR

[Burr5]

God, what an idiot. Thanks for that quote. He's off my "great presidents" list forever.

[yarddog]

That was either an incredibly naive statement or a real clever one.

I suspect FDR was more clever than naive.

I always thought FDR was better than many on the right have portrayed him, thinking that he simply didn't see through Stalin etc.

Within the last couple of years the evidence keeps piling up that he was a knowing Commie sypathizer