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.

Our democracy poses problems and these problems must and shall be solved by courageous leadership.

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

Economics, politics, and personalities are often inseparable.

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.

Our society cannot progress while our constitution stands still.

I would rather be respected than elected.