Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

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

We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.

Baseball is our national game.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Nature is inexorable. If men do not follow the truth they cannot live.

A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great.