We must have no carelessness in our dealings with public property or the expenditure of public money. Such a condition is characteristic either of an undeveloped people, or of a decadent civilization. America is neither.

Anytime you don't want anything you get it.

Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

I want taxes to be less, that the people may have more.

The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.

I think the Senate ought to realize that I have to have about me those in whom I have confidence; and unless they find a real blemish on a man, I do not think they ought to make partisan politics out of appointments to the Cabinet.