I think the American public wants a solemn ass as a president, and I think I'll go along with them.

No enterprise can exist for itself alone.

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

America... Cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.

Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.

We identify the flag with almost everything we hold dear on earth, peace, security, liberty, our family, our friends, our home. . .But when we look at our flag and behold it emblazoned with all our rights we must remember that it is equally a symbol of our duties. Every glory that we associate with it is the result of duty done.

Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because... they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.