Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible-from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius [of] our scientists.

Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America.

Preparing for battle, plans were essential. But once the battle was joined, plans were useless.

No man can always be right. So the struggle is to do one's best, to keep the brain and conscience clear, never be swayed by unworthy motives or inconsequential reasons, but to strive to unearth the basic factors involved, then do one's duty.

The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter.

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

It is well for us to pause, to acknowledge our debt to those who paid so large a share of freedom's price.