I have not permitted myself, gentlemen, to conclude that I am the best man in the country; but I am reminded, in this connection, of a story of an old Dutch farmer, who remarked to a companion once that "it was not best to swap horses when crossing streams."

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

Whenever there is a conflict between human rights and property rights, human rights must prevail.

Killing the dog does not cure the bite.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

We shall meanly lose or nobly save the last hope of earth.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.