So I took an interest in politics, but I don't know whether I enjoyed it! It was a wife's duty to be interested in whatever interested her husband, whether it was politics, books, or a particular dish for dinner.

Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do.

Our real battlefield today is Asia and our real battle is the one between democracy and communism. . . . We have to prove to the world and particularly to downtrodden areas of the world which are the natural prey to the principles of communist economics that democracy really brings about happier and better conditions for the people as a whole.

I have always felt that it was important that everyone who was a worker join a labor organization.

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.

I have a great objection to seeing anyone, particularly anyone whom I care about, lose his self-control.

It is impossible to be a cynic if you live a good deal with young people. Fundamentally, every young person has a feeling that the future is going to hold something of value.