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

It is hard to see how a great man can be an atheist. . . . We need to feel that behind us is intelligence and love.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government. Like other values it has its counterfeits. So much emphasis has been placed upon the false that the significance of the true has been obscured and politics has come to convey the meaning of crafty and cunning selfishness, instead of candid and sincere service.

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

The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty.

I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government, and more for themselves