This country would not be a land of opportunity, America could not be America, if the people were shackled with government monopolies.

We insist on producing a farm surplus, but think the government should find a profitable market for it. We overindulge in speculation, but ask the government to prevent panics. Now the only way to hold the government entirely responsible for conditions is to give up our liberty for a dictatorship. If we continue the more reasonable practice of managing our own affairs we must bear the burdens of our own mistakes. A free people cannot shift their responsibility for them to the government. Self-government means self-reliance.

Not long ago I heard a Navy chaplain refer to the sage advice of the Apostle to put first things first...If we are to heed the admonition to put first things first...one of the main essentials which lies at the very beginning of civilization is that of security.

I want the people to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry.

What men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing.