I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty.

We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.

What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.

Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.

It would be folly to argue that the people cannot make political mistakes. They can and do make grave mistakes. They know it, they pay the penalty, but compared with the mistakes which have been made by every kind of autocracy they are unimportant.