Public debt [is] a burden on all the people.

We draw our Presidents from the people. It is a wholesome thing for them to return to the people. I came from them. I wish to be one of them again.

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.

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

The only way I know to drive out evil from the country is by the constructive method of filling it with good.

The only hope of a short war is to prepare for a long one.

The government of a country never gets ahead of the religion of a country. There is no way by which we can substitute the authority of the law for the virtues of men.