I became the head of the household. I went to school in the morning and sold wines all afternoon until seven o'clock in the evening.

If 6,000,000 cattle had been slaughtered, there would have been more interest. A way would have been found.

I had fought against the unjust restriction of immigration.

Roosevelt's humor was broad, his manner friendly. Of wit there was little; of philosophy, none. What did he possess? Intuition, inspiration, love of adventure.

Illegality will never solve the problem of political lawlessness.

Roosevelt's magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new.

I had advocated the establishment of a Negro industrial commission. I had gestured against the growth of monopoly power. I had introduced a few civil rights bills.