Franklin's illness...gave him strength and courage he had not had before. He had to think out the fundamentals of living and learn the greatest of all lessons - infinite patience and never ending persistence.

We need emotional outlets in this country, and the more artistic people we develop the better it will be for us as a nation.

It is not that you set the individual apart from society but that you recognize in any society that the individual must have rights that are guarded.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

You achieve strength, braveness and confidence by each experience in which you really halt to search dread during the deal with

The morality of a [political] party must grow out of the conscience and the participation of the voters.

When it's better for everyone, it's better for everyone.