These things do not happen by chance. There is much less luck in public affairs than some suppose.

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

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

There is no escaping the fact that when the taxation of large incomes is excessive, they tend to disappear.

One of the greatest favors that can be bestowed upon the American people is economy in government.

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.

Duty is not collective; it is personal.