There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

The best help that benevolence and philanthropy can give is that which induces everybody to help himself.

No Congress of the United States ever assembled, on surveying the state of the Union, has met with a more pleasing prospect than that which appears at the present time. In the domestic field there is tranquillity and contentment, harmonious relations between management and wage earner, freedom from industrial strife, and the highest record of years of prosperity.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.