It is very difficult to reconcile the American ideal of a sovereign people capable of owning and managing their own government with an inability to own and manage their own business.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

All growth depends upon activity.

Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.

The business of the country is business.

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

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