I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.

Patronage is almost a wicked word. By itself it could well-nigh defeat democracy.

The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.

In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?

When people speak to you about a preventive war, you tell them to go and fight it. After my experience, I have come to hate war.

The Founding Father expressed in words for all to read the ideal of Government based upon the dignity of the individual. That ideal previously had existed only in the hearts and minds of men. They produced the timeless documents upon which the Nation is rounded and has grown great. They, recognizing God as the author of individual fights, declared that the purpose of Government is to secure those rights.

Never question another man's motive. His wisdom, yes, but not his motives.