It is necessary to take an active part in politics to observe how often the welfare of the party organization is put before the issues, even before the welfare of the commonwealth.

Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them.

In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

In physics, to be in two places at the same time would be a miracle; in politics it seems not merely normal, but natural.

I want to make this perfectly clear: you can be sure that I will never be a yes-man except to my own conscience.

A new constitution should be more amendable. A needlessly confusing system of courts should be altered to produce an arrangement that would be simple, responsible, and less awkward.