Theodore Roosevelt was always getting himself in hot water by talking before he had to commit himself upon issues not well-defined.

Public debt [is] a burden on 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.

There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.

Coincident with the right of individual property under the provisions of our Government is the right of individual property. . . . When once the right of the individual to liberty and equality is admitted, there is no escape from the conclusion that he alone is entitled to the rewards of his own industry. Any other conclusion would necessarily imply either privilege or servitude.

History reveals no civilized people among whom there was not a highly educated class and large aggregations of wealth. Large profits mean large payrolls.