Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

We need not fear any isms if our democracy is achieving the ends for which it was established.

Nothing alive can stand still, it goes forward or back. Life is interesting only as long as it is a process of growth; or, to put it another way, we can only grow as long as we are interested.

Franklin [D. Roosevelt] had a good way of simplifying things. He made people feel that he had a real understanding of things and they felt they had about the same understanding.

I feel quite sure that what the American people lack is knowledge.

The more we simplify our material needs the more we are free to think of other things.

I have spent many years of my life in opposition, and I rather like the role.