True, the fragile bodies of his fellows do not weigh down his plane; true, the fretful minds of weaker men are missing from his crowded cabin; but as his airship keeps its course he holds communion with those rare spirits that inspire to intrepidity and by their sustaining potency give strength to arm, resource to mind, content to soul. Alone? With what other companions would man fly to whom the choice were given?

Man is a mixture of desires that extend beyond his knowledge and often result in action conflicting with rationality.

It is about a period in aviation which is now gone, but which was probably more interesting than any the future will bring. As time passes, the perfection of machinery tends to insulate man from contact with the elements in which he lives. The 'stratosphere' planes of the future will cross the ocean without any sense of the water below. Like a train tunneling through a mountain, they will be aloof from both the problems and the beauty of the earth's surface.

Democracy can only spring from within a nation itself, only from the hearts and minds of its people.

When the President signs this act, the invisible government by the money power will be legalized.

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

Life's values originate in circumstances over which the individual has no control.