It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.

The strength of a country is the strength of its religious convictions.

The world is full of educated derelicts.

Human nature provides sufficient distrust of all that is alien, so that there is no need of any artificial supply.

All growth depends upon activity.

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