I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can reestablish a condition under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the people, we are bound to suffer a very severe and distinct curtailment of our liberty.

Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.

Government price-fixing once started, has alike no justice and no end. It is an economic folly from which this country has every right to be spared.

It is necessary to have party organization if we are to have effective and efficient government. The only difference between a mob and a trained army is organization, and the only difference between a disorganized country and one that has the advantage of a wise and sound government is fundamentally a question of organization.

The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.

Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence.

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.