If you can get enough votes so that mine will make a majority, you can have it.

Everyone has an influence on public affairs if he will take the trouble to exert it.

While legislation can stimulate and encourage, the real creative ability which builds up and develops the country, and in general makes human existence more tolerable and life more complete, has to be supplied by the genius of the people themselves. The Government can supply no substitute for enterprise.

Civilisation and profits go hand in hand.

It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.

I am for economy. After that I am for more economy. At this time and under present conditions that is my conception of serving all the people.

The door of opportunity swings wide open in our country. Through it, in constant flow, go those who toil. America recognizes no aristocracy save those who work. The badge of service is the sole requirement for admission to the ranks of our nobility.