Success must include two things: the development of an individual to his utmost potentiality and a contribution of some kind to one's world.

A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal responsibility that too often is neglected.

It is curious how much more interest can be evoked by a mixture of gossip, romance and mystery than by facts.

The constant pressure to bring about conformity is a dangerous thing.

...real prosperity can only come when everybody prospers.

I think the thing we must look for actually is a growth in our people and in whoever comes in a quality of courage to tell our people just what world conditions are.

Organize first for knowledge, first with the object of making us know ourselves as a nation, for we have to do that before we canbe of value to other nations of the world and then organize to accomplish the things that you decide to want. Anddon't make decisions with the interest of youth alone before you. Make your decisions because they are good for the nation as a whole.