In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed.

In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.

The best defense against a powerful and positive dynamic ideology is neither verbal attack nor criticism, which are useful, but to set up an equally powerful and dynamic ideology against it.

Home is where you hang your architect.

Rome is the city above all cities which loses most of its meaning to those who do not bring to it some historical sense, a decent knowledge of art, and a good amount of time. Rome therefore is particularly disturbing to an American.

There are no hopeless situations; there are only men who have grown hopeless about them.

all history shows that the hand that cradles the rock has ruled the world, not the hand that rocks the cradle!