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.

I would rather be respected than elected.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

He [Thomas Edison] considered [money] as a raw material, like metal, to be used rather than amassed, and so he kept plowing his funds into new projects. Several times he was all but bankrupt. But he refused to let dollar signs govern his actions.

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.

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.