There will be certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled.

The source of better ideas is wisdom. The surest path to wisdom is a liberal education.

This man, Comrades, has a nice smile, but he has iron teeth.

It is a barren kind of criticism which tells you what a thing is not.

Self-respect cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It cannot be fabricated out of public relations. It comes to us when we are alone, in quiet moments, in quiet places, when we suddenly realize that, knowing the good, we have done it; knowing the beautiful, we have served it; knowing the truth we have spoken it

Liberal learning is both a safeguard against false ideas of freedom and a source of true ones.

There are certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled. Among these are many, I should say most, of the things that constitute the good life. All are essential to democracy. All are proof against its enemies.