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.

There is a desire for progress in the hearts of all men, and it is the sense of frustration and inability to move forward that brings violent revolution.

It has been a long fight to put the control of our economic system in the hands of the government.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

The mobilization of world opinion and methods of negotiation should be developed and used by every nation in order to strengthen the United Nations.

It is a curious thing in human experience, but to live through a period of stress and sorrow with another person, creates a bond which nothing seems able to break.

We are given in our newspapers and on TV and radio exactly what we, the public, insist on having, and this very frequently is mediocre information and mediocre entertainment.