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

Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.

American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.

We are too solicitous for government intervention, on the theory, first, that the people themselves are helpless, and second, that the Government has superior capacity for action. Often times both of these conclusions are wrong.

It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.

The two great political parties of the nation have existed for the purpose, each in accordance with its own principles, of undertaking to serve the interests of the whole nation. Their members of the Congress are chosen with that great end in view.