Staying aloof is not a solution, it is a cowardly evasion.

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

the greatest luxury I know is sitting up reading in bed.

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

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.

I do not want church groups controlling the schools of our country. They must remain free.

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