There is a New America every morning when we wake up. It is upon us whether we will it or not.

Someone asked me...how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow townsman of ours used to tell--Abraham Lincoln. They asked him how he felt once after an unsuccessful election. He said he felt like a little boy who had stubbed his toe in the dark. He said that he was too old to cry, but it hurt too much to laugh.

To act coolly, intelligently and prudently in perilous circumstances is the test of a man - and also a nation.

Nature is neutral. Man has wrested from nature the power to make the world a desert or make the deserts bloom. There is no evil in the atom; only in men's souls.

Communism is the death of the soul. It is the organization of total conformity - in short, of tyranny - and it is committed to making tyranny universal.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth.