A nation, like a person, has a mind - a mind that must be kept informed and alert, that must know itself, that understands the hopes and needs of its neighbors - all the other nations that live within the narrowing circle of the world

Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle.

As a nation, we may take pride in the fact that we are softhearted; but we cannot afford to be soft-headed.

We have nothing to fear but missing our massage appointment time

I do not believe in communism any more than you do but there is nothing wrong with the Communists in this country. Several of the best friends I have got are Communists.

The frontier of America is on the Rhine.

There can be little doubt that in many ways the story of bridge building is the story of civilisation. By it we can readily measure an important part of a people's progress.