I resolved to stop accumulating and begin the infinitely more serious and difficult task of wise distribution.

I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised.

Strength is derived from unity. The range of our collective vision is far greater when individual insights become one.

To kill a man will be considered as disgusting [in the twentieth century] as we in this day consider it disgusting to eat one.

Men who reach decisions promptly usually have the capacity to move with definiteness of purpose in other circumstances.

The sound rule in busi­ness is that you may give money freely when you have a sur­plus, but your name never-nei­ther as en­dorser nor as mem­ber of a cor­po­ra­tion with in­di­vid­ual li­a­bil­ity